Budgetary allocation and accreditation performance of federal universities libraries in South-West, Nigeria

Abstract

This study was motivated by the poor accreditation performance pattern prevalent among universities’ libraries in Nigeria with specific focus on the role of budgetary allocation. The survey research design was adopted for the study while questionnaire was used to collect the data for the study. The Krejcie and Morgan Table was used to select 252 library personnel of federal universities in Nigeria that constituted the sample size for the study. Findings from the study revealed high level of accreditation performance but inadequate budgetary allocation in federal university libraries in South-West, Nigeria. Findings from the study further established inadequate library staff training, inadequate funding for library resources, communication gaps between stakeholders and nonchalant attitude towards library by faculty staff as major barriers to accreditation performance of federal university libraries in Nigeria. Budgetary allocation was found to have significant influence on the accreditation performance of federal university libraries in South-West, Nigeria. From the relative standpoint, sources of fund and adequacy of budgetary allocations had significant positive influence on accreditation performance of federal university libraries in the study area while availability and use of funds had no significant influence. The study recommended that university library management should be mandated to ensure that all units and departments of the libraries are covered in annual and other period budgetary allocation and library accreditation mock exercise.