INTRODUCTION
programme.
However, the term staff development covers a broad range of activities designed to
provide staff with knowledge and skills that are directly related to their role and
process of imparting the knowledge which they use, in carrying out the activities of
the library effectively. In other words, the academic library requires competent
According to Corto (1986), training seeks to improve and develop the knowledge,
skill and attribute of employees. More so, the aspect of the staff will also help in
the development of the polytechnic libraries for instance, in the case of Imo state
polytechnic library it has been that the staff there are not active or have the
knowledge on how to take care of the library or run the library, your will see that
the students will be finding it boring to be making use of the library or if the staff
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running the library are not capable and they are the harsh type, you will see that the
students in that school will be finding it difficult or not having the goal to make use
of the library.
In that case, you will see that the library will not develop up to the state it is now.
In this, the staff development incorporate the skill development of the entire staff
Similarly, the now employee need some educational training that will help to
implicate their power factor while the order staff required training to keep them
Furthermore, it is necessary that the new employees that are employ in the library
(i.e. the academic especially Imo state polytechnic library staff) should have
intensive training on how to make use of the library and how to be police to the
students so that it will be easy for them and the students to interact well and have a
The essence of staff development in the polytechnic libraries is to ensure that the
maximum potentials are tapped from the employees. This yield specialization in a
situation whereby the materials resources of the library are in abundance there is
need to have capable staff to manage these resources effectively the achievement
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of the organizational goal of Imo state polytechnic library fundamentally depends
on the effective development, training of staff and the proper use of its human
resource. More so, human resources managers in Imo state polytechnic library
library). Therefore, all libraries are now embracing on how to apply information
information and routines of the library operators, will prepare staff for the
The issue of staff development in polytechnic libraries has been a major source of
problem. Most polytechnic libraries today have not recognized the importance of
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perceives the importance of staff development has led to low productivity among
the staff, in other words staff from being competence. Inadequate funding seems to
organizing the programme and order staff from attending workshops, seminars and
conferences.
objectives are;
polytechnic libraries.
development needs.
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1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
polytechnic libraries?
needed to drive other resources (material resources) of any modern library. The
the activities of the library. This work, on completion, would bring into limelight
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allows the employee to appraise his performances for the year and suggest ways of
output and improved job role. It will further highlight the role expectations of both
the library administrators and staff in mapping out an effective structure for staff
development policies and programmes for the mutual benefit of both the staff and
the library.
polytechnic libraries in north central zone. The research shall be limited to the
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CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 INTRODUCTION
being a tool for the development of the skills and potential of individual members
of staff of an organization for the mutual benefit of both the individual staff and the
pursuing a degree programme), brief re-assignment to other jobs (e.g. job rotation),
training which includes all the programmes undertaken by staff while he is still
performing his official duties, and off-the-job training, which takes place outside
Training has been identified to be at the very core of most staff development
the abilities of the individual with the needs of the organization. The prime position
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of training in staff developmental strategy/effort is scarcely indubitable irrespective
of cost. As a result, most of the literatures that deal on cost/benefit analysis of staff
development programmes seem to agree that staff development activities are worth
the organization. This implies that the organization should identify areas of training
with very few books and journals of African or Nigerian origin. A few Nigerian
reviewed.
training and development. This may reflect low interest in staff training and
such as the internet in search of information may spell doom for libraries and
librarians especially now that most professions are striving to remain relevant in
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CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY
RESEARCH DESIGN
represented. It seems, also, to be the most suitable method by which data can be
AREA OF STUDY
Nigeria. The college and polytechnic libraries used for the study are located in the
two states.
POPULATION OF STUDY
and non-professional library staff in polytechnic libraries within the area of study.
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Table 1: Population of study Area
FPN NAS. 6 5 13 20
The population studied in this research work comprised all the professional
study as the number is manageable. Hence, all the elements in the population were
sampled.
one, two and three. Part one had questions on the background information of the
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respondents while parts two and three consisted of questions on the general
survey while part three had only three questions and meant for library
administrators only.
Of immense use in the design of the instrument were insights from the
such as Smith (2002), Umeji (1997) and Synder and Sanders (1978).
The distribution and collection of the questioners was done by the researcher
himself. A total of two weeks was used for the administration and collection of the
The data collected were analyzed using table and percentage method. The
researcher will use sample percentage each table covers pictures of information for
a particular question.
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