International Journal of Academic Library and Information Science
IJALIS
ISSN: 2360-7858
Vol. 12(4), pp. 111 --119 August, 2024.
ISSN: 2360-7858
https://doi.org/10.14662/ijalis2024250
Full Length Research
Influence of Educational Qualification and ICT Skills on Personnel Productivity in Polytechnic Libraries in South-East and South-South, Nigeria
Chukwu OKOCHE1 and Victoria C. NWALI2
1Department of Library And Information Science, Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Uwana, Ebonyi State 2Department of Library and Information Science, Ebonyi State University, Abakilliki. PHONE NO: 08037437567
Accepted 22 July 2024
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Abstract |
This study seeks to investigate the influence of educational qualification and ICT skills on personnel productivity in polytechnic libraries in South-East and South-South, Nigeria. In carrying out the study, two research questions were formulated to guide the study. The correlational survey research design was adopted for the study and a total of 284 respondents drawn from personnel of the 19 polytechnic libraries in South-East and South-South Nigeria were studied. The instrument used for collecting data was a self-structured questionnaire which was duly validated and the result justified its use. The findings showed that; educational qualification and ICT skills influence personnel productivity in polytechnic libraries in South-East and South-South, Nigeria. The study recommended that in determining the educational qualification of candidates for employment, there should be a synergy between paper presentation and paper defense; between label and content. Libraries should not rely completely on resumes and CVs because eligibility is not always the same as suitability. We should aim at hiring the best person for the job, and not the best resume/CV writer or designer. Even though this study does not advocate for removal of resumes/CVs from our hiring processes, we need to give them less significant role in determining who gets hired, as they are not always the best means of identifying the most qualified candidate for the job. Again, that today’s work environment requires ICT skills. So, possession of ICT skills should be a precondition for the recruitment of personnel of polytechnic libraries in South-East and South-South Nigeria.
Keywords: Educational Qualification, ICT Skills, Personnel, Productivity and Polytechnic Libraries.
| Cite This Article As: OKOCHE, C., NWALI, V.C. (2024). Influence of Educational Qualification and ICT Skills on Personnel Productivity in Polytechnic Libraries in South-East and South-South, Nigeria. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 12(4): 111-119 | |