Human Resource Development Practices and Job Satisfaction of Librarians in Academic Libraries in Imo State

Abstract

This study investigated mentoring programmes and job rotation as correlates of job satisfaction of librarians in academic libraries in Imo State. The study was guided by two research questions and two null hypotheses. The researchers adopted correlation research design. The population of this study consisted of one hundred and six (106) librarians in the nine tertiary institutions in Imo State. . The census study was adopted to cover all the one hundred and six (106) librarians in academic libraries in Imo State, Nigeria. The research instrument used for data collection was a rating scale titled: Mentoring Programmes and Job Rotation as Correlates of Job Satisfaction of Librarians (MPJRJSL) with 16 items.  The instrument was validated by three specialists, two from Library and Information Science and the other one from Educational Measurement and Evaluation The items on the rating scale took cognizance of the research questions using the four-point scale of Very High Level (VHL) - 4 points, High Level (HL) - 3 points, Low Level (LL) - 2 points and Very Low Level (VLL) - 1 point. Data obtained for the study were analyzed with Pearson (r) statistics while the t-test of simple linear correlation was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings showed that: The level of job satisfaction of librarians in academic libraries in Imo State, Nigeria is significantly high; there is a moderate positive and significant relationship between continuing education and job satisfaction of librarians; there is a high positive and significant relationship between attendance to conferences and job satisfaction of librarians in academic libraries in Imo State. The researchers recommended that: the academic libraries’ management should not relent in the use of mentorship since it is positively related with the job satisfaction of librarians and job rotation should be encouraged in academic libraries since it was established that it is positively linked to effective job satisfaction of librarians.