International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review

Vol. 10(4), pp. 77- 83, September 2022

ISSN: 2360-7866

https://doi.org/10.14662/ijarer2022150

 

Full Length Research

 

 

Assessment of the Publication Output of Librarians in Academic Libraries

 

Patience IMUERO

 

Readers Service Division, Dennis Osadebay University Library Anwai-Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria. E-mail: pattyimuero@gmail.com

 

Accepted 26 September 2022

Abstract

Abstract: The study assesses the publication output of librarians. As a result of the status accorded librarians a “publish or perish” syndrome a hallmark of career progression in the academia hangs on them in the face of multifarious duties of teaching, research and provision of information. The study discusses librarians publication output, the foreign or local category by which librarians publish, and the challenges encountered in their publication effort. Considering the demand on librarians to research and publish alongside the enormous duty of provision of information in the era of information explosion, librarians are faced with dual responsibility of publishing alongside their daily administrative duties. This study therefore assesses the publication output of librarians in academic libraries in Delta state. A total of 71 librarians drawn from 7 academic libraries in Delta state constituted the population of this study, however out of the 71 copies of the questionnaire distributed 55 were returned. The number of respondent was 55(64.7%). The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire, with section A and B, section A for personal data and section B for the research questions. The data obtained from questionnaire were analyzed using frequency count and simple percentage. The findings of the study revealed that librarians in spite of their demanding job activities have published a great deal; librarians have over 97.9% of their works published in local publications. Some challenges that affect the quantity of publication output by librarians were highlighted and recommendations were made.

 

Keywords: Assessment, Publications output, Librarians, Libraries and University

Paper type: research