Organization As a Managerial Variable: A Study of Financial Resource Provision In University Libraries in The North Central Zone of Nigeria

Abstract

This paper examined the influence of the managerial variable of organization on the provision of library resources in university libraries in the North Central Zone of Nigeria. This study was guided by two research questions, what is the extent of financial resource provision in universities in the North Central Zone of Nigeria; and what is the influence of planning on the provision of library resources in universities in the North Central Zone of Nigeria? The sample population of the study was 124 comprising all the ninety nine librarians and all the twenty five chief and assistant chief library officers in the university libraries studied. The instruments for collecting data for this study were a researcher administered questionnaire and personal interview coupled with observation. The finding revealed that organization was found to have significant influence on the provision of financial resources. Recommendation for stakeholders in library and information science to organize various management training programmes for university librarians and other staff of the university library performing management functions was made among other.