This research examined staff motivation in Nigeria academic libraries. Because of the difficult of covering all academic libraries in the country the library of the federal university of Technology Owerri was chosen to serve as a case study. The survey method of research was used for this study and the instruments for data collection were questionnaire interviews and documentary sources.
The finding of this study revealed among others.
- That staff motivation leads to industrial harmony increased productivity and reduction of wastage.
- That irregular payment of salaries and claims lack of working tools and inadequacy of funds has adverse effect on staff motivation.
- Suggestion aimed at improving staff motivation in academic libraries were made some of these suggestion include
- Adequate funding of tertiary institution and their libraries
- Provision of befitting offices for senior libraries.
1.1 Introduction
In this section, Staff Motivation in Academic Libraries is discussed, with relevant and recent citations. As a prelude to other parts of this study, this chapter will discuss the background upon which this study was initiated, the statement of problems that led to this study, the aim and objectives of the study. Others are significance of the study, scope of work, research hypothesis and questions, limitation of the study and definition of terms.