Abstract:
Job satisfaction portrays the level of contentment
by an individual as a result of their work and work environment. However, in
cases where the working conditions have not gone down well with employees, they
tend to exhibit lackadaisical attitude to work. In extreme cases they down tool
through one form of industrial actions or the other. The objectives of the
study therefore, were to investigate the factors affecting job satisfaction of
academic librarians in tertiary institutions of Bauchi and Adamawa states.
Descriptive survey method was adopted for this study. The subjects of the study
are the academic librarians of tertiary institutions of Bauchi and Adamawa
states. The total population of the academic librarians according to the data
obtained as at the time of this research was one hundred and twenty-eight
(128). This comprises academic librarians from all the institutions of the two
states. The study discovered among other things that factors responsible for
job satisfaction of librarians and factors affecting job satisfaction were very
important aspect to consider in providing favorable working conditions.
Therefore, the study recommended that, there is need for Bauchi and Adamawa
States tertiary institutions to design and implement a working condition with
clear benefits needed to provide conducive environment specifically for
librarians, in Adamawa and Bauchi states and Nigeria at large.
Keywords: Librarian, Academic, Job, Satisfaction,
Tertiary, Institutions
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author/Aliyu Nasiru Muhammad & Aishatu Umaru Abdullahi
journal/Zamfara IJOH Vol. 1 Issue 3
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