Influence of Utilization of Collaborative Technologies on Job Performance of Librarians in Universities in Imo State

Abstract

This study examined the influence of collaborative technologies on job performance of librarians in Universities in Imo State. This study was guided by three research questions. The descriptive design of the correlation type was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 49 so there was no need for sampling technique, so census technique was adopted because the population was manageable.  The study instruments were two rating scales made by the researcher titled “extent of use, benefits and challenges to use of collaborative technologies” (EUBCCT) and “Librarians’ job performance rating scale” (LJPRS) all answered in a 4-pont Likert format. Reliability coefficients of 0.77 and 0.75 were obtained for the EUBCCT and LJPRS respectively using Cronbach Alpha statistics. The research questions were answered using mean, standard deviation and Pearson product moment correlation coefficient. The major findings of the study are that the extent of utilization of collaborative technologies among Librarians in universities in Imo State is low with grand mean of 2.15; there is a moderate positive relationship of 0.51 between use of collaborative technologies and job performance of librarians; there abound benefits and challenges to the use of collaborative technologies by librarians of 2.87 and 3.71 mean respectively. Based on the findings, the researcher recommends that librarians should embrace the use of the commonest collaborative technologies viz: whatsapp and email in the discharge of their duties for improved job performance.