An appraisal of recruitment process of information professionals in academic libraries in Kebbi State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study was designed to appraise the recruitment process of information professionals in academic libraries in Kebbi State. The  study's objectives were to identify the types of recruitment processes information professionals undergo during recruitment and the  factors affecting the recruitment process of information professionals in academic libraries in Kebbi State. Quantitative research  methodology was adopted and cross-sectional survey research design was used. The population for the study was sixty (60)  management staff of academic libraries in Kebbi State. The questionnaire was used as a data collection instrument, out of the sixty (60) questionnaires administered; fifty-two (52) were duly completed and returned. This signified 86.67% response rate. Data was analyzed  descriptively using a frequency table, mean and standard deviation. From the findings, it was discovered that: oral interviews inform  competency-based, behavioral-based, task-oriented and small group interviews were the examination types employed by academic  libraries for recruitment; godfatherism, indegenship, statism, religion, nepotism, ffavoritismand political interference were factors  affecting the use of recruitment process of information professional in Kebbi State academic libraries. From the findings, it was  recommended that: Practical and written exams should be a prerequisite in the recruitment process of information professionals in  academic libraries; Academic library management should play down those factors during recruitment.