INFLUENCE OF LEADERSHIP STYLE AND MENTORING ON CAPACITY BUILDING OF PERSONNEL IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA

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INFLUENCE OF LEADERSHIP STYLE AND MENTORING ON CAPACITY BUILDING OF PERSONNEL IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IN SOUTHWEST NIGERIA

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Rationale of Study – This research discusses influence of leadership style and mentoring on capacity building of personnel in academic libraries in southwest Nigeria,it

highlights the usefulness of mentoring in sustaining capacity building of personnel among academic librarians in Nigeria. The work identifies who a librarian is, the cardinal elements of a profession, the code of ethics of librarianship and why it is important for librarians to follow the rules and regulations of the profession.

A quantitative research design was selected for this study to investigate the views of librarians on leadership and mentoring for sustaining capacity building among personnel in Nigerian academic libraries. The study used questionnaires to collect data which was analysed quantitatively.

The key findings showed that majority of the respondents are into one form of mentoring. Results also showed that there are benefits in mentoring and it should be encouraged and sustained for professional development. The work concludes that leadership and mentoring is a tool needed for building better librarian personnel and required for taking the profession to its expected destination.

The results of the study will help librarians and library associations to appreciate and encourage leadership and mentoring in the profession and do all to sustain professionalism through leadership and mentoring.

Originality – The work’s contribution to knowledge lies in its evidence to support the position that librarians need leadership and mentoring to facilitate productivity and professionalism in Academic Libraries.

1. Introduction

Mentoring is an invaluable tool for career development for library and information professionals. It is a recognised way of facilitating learning in the workplace and designed to make use of guided learning with a view to developing the knowledge and skills required for high performance (Mathews & Crows, 2003). Mentoring programmes offer an established, verified, and proven best practice to enhance organisational and individual learning (Goodyear, 2006). It can be used for a librarian’s professional development or as a tool to enhance the organisation’s goals or library workforce development activities. Training physically, socially, intellectually and mentally is essential in facilitating not only the level of productivity, but also the development of personnel in any organisation. The need for improved productivity has become universally accepted; it depends on efficient and effective training.

The library is a cultural, educational and scientific secondary institution that organises the public use of published works. There are various departments in the library such as circulation, cataloguing, reference, serials, acquisitions, collection development and Information technology (IT). Individuals of various cadres work in the library to make it achieve the set goals. These individuals could be professional librarians, paraprofessionals and other supportive staff. A librarian is trained in information organisation and retrieval, and will often have specialised training in a particular type of library or function. An academic library is important to university education. The purpose of an academic library is to support the teaching and research of the university; it is an integral part of a university or college administered to meet the information, research and curriculum needs of its students, faculty and staff. Librarians, as prominent and professional library workers, need formal and informal training to be able to gain knowledge that puts them in control.

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