Influence of Demographic Factors on Research Productivity of Academic Librarians in Universities in North-Central, Nigeria
Influence of Demographic Factors on Research Productivity of Academic Librarians in Universities in North-Central, Nigeria
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2019-02
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Saka, Katamba Abubakar
Abubakar, Tijjani
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The study investigated influence of demographic factors on research
productivity of academic librarians in universities in North-Central Nigeria.
Three research questions were raised. Two null hypotheses were formulated
and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Descriptive research design was used
and the population was 207 academic librarians in 24 Universities in North-
Central Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 157
academic librarians in 13 randomly selected universities in North-Central
Nigeria, Structured questionnaire was adopted. Descriptive and inferential
statistics were used to analyse the data collected. Result showed the response
rate of 112 respondents, and that males, MIS degree holders and assistant
librarians dominated the respondents. Theses/dissertations were the major
research output and that respondents published few articles in various
outlets. The null hypotheses tested showed that, neither significant
contribution of demographic factors to research productivity of academic
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Influence, Demographic Factors, Research Productivity of Academic Librarians,, Universities,, North-Central,, Nigeria,