This study
investigated the job satisfaction factors influencing the job satisfaction of
librarians in Federal and State University libraries in Southern Nigeria. Job
satisfaction is an important concept that can affect labor market behavior as
it has a great influence on job-related behaviors such as productivity, work effort,
absenteeism, turnover rates, and employee relations. The study adopted the
survey research design. The population was made up of 500 librarians in thirty
seven federal and state university libraries in Southern Nigeria. Sampling was
enumeration as all members of the population were given the opportunity to
participate. A questionnaire was used for data collection and was analyzed
using percentages, standard deviation, and mean. Among other factors indentified,
it was shown that job security, satisfactory relationship with my supervisor,
satisfactory interaction with colleagues and satisfactory interaction with
information user/customer/ clients were significant factors that influenced the
librarians’ job satisfaction. However, satisfaction with salary and fringe
benefits, working condition, and opportunities to conduct research were rated
low which signifies that the librarians are not satisfied with these job satisfaction
facets. Based on this, recommendations such as library administrators considering improving the salary levels and the fringe benefits of the
librarians, improving their working conditions; and granting the librarians opportunities
to conduct research were made.
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