Challenges of Human Resources Management in Nigerian University Libraries: A Case Study of Ekiti State University Library, Ado-Ekiti

Abstract

The study examines the challenges of human resources management in the library. Survey research was adopted for the study; questionnaire was used to elicit information from 32 staff of the Ekiti State University Library selected using simple random sampling techniques. Data were anaylised using simple percentage and frequency count. The findings revealed that method of recruitment of staff in Ekiti State University Library is through the placement of advertisement either internal or external and sometimes applicants need to know people in government or senior official of the University before getting job. It was found that Ekiti State University Library is committed to training and retraining of the staff through seminar, workshop on-the-job training, Library school courses among others, staff were being promoted every three years if they don’t have query in their files .Remuneration in form of salary and fringe benefit in Ekiti State University is satisfactory. Challenges of human resources management in Ekiti State University Library ranges from increase in education level, technological advances, inadequate funding ,mobility of professional personnel, lack of facilities to train, increasing aspirations of employees to changes in political environment among others.