...Samuel Adewale Ogunrombi; R.C. Bantai This paper discusses the staffing patterns at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Library, Bauchi, Nigeria from 1981‐1997. The expansion and scope of services of the library, application of modern technologies to library operations and funding dictated...

... trainees dominate the profession. The trainees composed of more young adults with a median age of 28 years. Over 90 percent of them had first degrees mostly in education and humanities. 50 percent of the trainees were already in employment and on scholarship. Demographics Librarians Nigeria...

.... It is also due to the level of professional competencies in the field. Recommends exchange of librarians among university libraries in order to alleviate job immobility in librarianship. Nigeria Job mobility Professional qualifications Librarians Outplacement Job mobility in any profession may...

...Udo Nwokocha Traces the development of library schools in Nigeria since the Ibadan School began the training of librarians locally in 1960, and observes that the trend is towards training at the undergraduate level for a Bachelor’s degree. Examines the local conditions which have made...

... was cited during a US survey conducted in 1952. Cooper et al.[ 4 ] reported some PhD holders in other disciplines who later enrolled for MLS owing to their desire to remain in academia. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Career planning Job satisfaction Librarians Nigeria Questionnaires...

... as related to the performance of directors in academic libraries. Thus, the study sought to extend the attribution literature by examining gender differences in performance attributions for librarians in academic libraries in Nigeria. In their study of gender differences in performance attributions...