INFLUENCE OF STAFF TRAINING ON PERSONNEL PERFORMANCE IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN NORTH-EAST, NIGERIA
INFLUENCE OF STAFF TRAINING ON PERSONNEL PERFORMANCE IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN NORTH-EAST, NIGERIA
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Date
2026
Authors
BALA, Mahmuda1,
Prof. K. A. Saka
ADAMU, Mohammed Saba
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Library and Information Management Forum Vol. 28. No. 1 2026
Abstract
This study investigated the influence of staff training on personnel performance in federal
university libraries in North-east, Nigeria. Four research questions guided the study in line with
the research objectives. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The study
population comprised four hundred and ninety-seven (497) library personnel with sample size of
398 library personnel. The study employed proportionate stratified random sampling to determine
the sample size. A structured questionnaire was the instrument for data collection. Data were
analysed using frequency counts, percentage, mean and standard deviation with criterion mean of
2.50 benchmark. Findings revealed that the level of personnel performance was high, extent of
staff training was high, influence of staff training on personnel performance was positive and
erratic power supply, lack of good and flexible existing training policy and self-sponsor to attend
conferences, workshops and seminars before reimbursement were the factors that hinders
personnel performance most in federal university libraries in North-east, Nigeria. Based on the
findings, the study concluded that most of the factors listed hinder personnel performance. The
study recommended that the Management of Federal University Libraries in North-east, Nigeria
should organize in-house training and sponsor the library personnel to attend both National and
International conferences, workshops and seminars and provide alternative to electricity power
supply, adequate training motivation and flexible existing training policy.
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