International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology

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Challenges of Recruitment and Selection Process of Librarians in Federal University Libraries in South-South, Nigeria

  • Ufuoma, Eruvwe (College of technology library, Federal University of Petroleum Resources) ;
  • Omekwu, Charles Obiora (Department of Library and Information Science, University of Nigeria Nsukka)
  • Received : 2021.06.10
  • Accepted : 2021.08.18
  • Published : 2022.06.30
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Abstract

The study investigated the challenges of recruitment and selection process of librarians in federal university libraries in South-South, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey. The population of the study consists of 108 librarians. 95 copies of the questionnaire were filled and returned. The questionnaire was used in collecting data. The overall reliability of the instrument yielded 0.95 with the use of Cronbach Alpha Coefficient. Standard deviation and mean was used to generate the data that was gathered. The rating scale of 4 points was subjected to an estimation procedure using SPSS version 17.0. A mean score of 2.5 and above on any item was accepted. The findings revealed that the librarians identified the challenges to include ethnicity influence; favouritisms; recruitment based on godfatherism; dwindling budgetary allocation. The librarians also identified some of the strategies to include performance at interview as benchmark; equity and fairness as benchmark; recruitment should be done according to relevant discipline; and having channels for reporting cases of corruption during recruitment. Based on the above findings the study recommended among others that recruitment and selection of qualified librarians should be done according to the laid down procedures.

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