Enhancing Job Performance of Librarians in Academic Libraries through Technological Change

Abstract

This paper explores the correlation between technological change and the productivity of academic librarians in three universities in Nigeria. The intention is to make comparisons among academic libraries in federal, state, and private universities in Nigeria in a multiple case study research basis. The study adopted a positivist research paradigm, using a quantitative research method., The study revealed that technological change has a positive influence on academic libraries’ operations and activities and certain indicators were identified as outcomes of technological change in academic libraries which are improvement in the quality, increase in efficiency and productivity, reduction in the total errors, increasing job performance and efficient control of library work and process. The study
recommended an urgent review of the LIS curriculum with a view to raising LIS graduates who will have competence in the use of new and emerging technologies and ICT infrastructures. Stakeholders in academic libraries should respond to the technical requirements of the 21st century by exposing librarians to training, workshops, and conferences both locally and internationally to enable them to obtain cutting-edge skills that will give them the seamless ability to use modern technology.