LIBRARY INNOVATION, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN LIBRARY, AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA
LIBRARY INNOVATION, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY IN LIBRARY, AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA
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Date
2024
Authors
Idiodi, Evelyn Omoluabi
Izevbigie, D.P.I.
Omoregie, G. Osagie
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LIBRARY AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FORUM JOURNAL OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY LIBRARY COMPLEX
Abstract
The paper is an empirical interrogation into the relationship between library innovation, financial
accountability in library, and academic performance in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Survey
research design was adopted for this research through the administration of likert-scale
questionnaire to randomly selected academic staff in Edo State, Lagos State, and Abuja, Nigeria.
They constituted the sample size as representative of large number of academicians in
Nigeria.The Cochran (1977) formula was used in arriving at a sample size from the large
population, while primary data for the study were derived through the means of well-structured
questionnaire administered on randomly selected sample respondents. A Cochran sample size,
of four hundred and twenty (420) copies of questionnaire were administered, while about 395
copies were retrieved. After sorting for defects and mutilated copies, 384 copies were used for
the study. Frequencies, percentages, and inferential statistics were used to analyze the
responses. The findings showed that, on average, there was a significant correlation between
academic performance at Nigerian tertiary institutions and library innovation, as well as a
significant correlation between financial accountability in libraries and academic performance in
Nigerian tertiary institutions. Based on these results, it is advised that the appropriate
government authorities develop policies as soon as possible to bring about the desired
improvement in tertiary education performance, with a focus on strengthened financial
accountability in library systems throughout Nigerian tertiary institutions and better library
innovation.
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JOURNAL OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY COMPLEX