Influence of work burnout on job commitment of library personnel in public university libraries in South-West, Nigeria

Abstract

Library personnel are crucial to university libraries, and their job commitment is essential for enhanced service delivery in public universities. This study explores how work burnout affects job commitment of librarians in public university libraries in South-West Nigeria. It focuses at determining the levels of work burnout and job commitment among these personnel. A descriptive survey design of the correlational type was employed, involving 352 library personnel from 16 public university libraries in South-west Nigeria. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings indicate that most respondents are male, aged 31-40 years. The results show a moderate level of both work burnout and job commitment among the library personnel in public university libraries, South-West Nigeria. A significant relationship exists between work burnout and job commitment (r = .398, p < 0.05), indicating that work burnout significantly impacts job commitment. Challenges such as technical issues, power failures, inadequate training, lack of recognition and poor remuneration contribute to the low job commitment. The study concludes that addressing work burnout is essential, fostering a committed workforce, which is vital for the growth and development of universities. Recommendations include improving remuneration packages, providing training and retraining for library personnel, and deploying the latest ICT facilities to enhance productivity in public university libraries in South-west Nigeria.