Title: Motivation Mentoring and Job Satisfaction of Library Personnel in University Libraries in Osun State Nigeria
Author(s): Godwin Lucky Stephen, Adeniran Pauline Oghenekaro & Unuigboje Benedette Ogoo
Publication Year: 2022; Volume 17, Issue 2, pages 1-16

Design methodology approach - The study adopted the survey research design. A validated structured questionnaire was used as the instrument of data collection for this study. A total of 140 copies of the questionnaire were administered to library personnel in university libraries in Osun State Nigeria. A total of 120 participants responded and completed the survey questionnaire giving a response rate of 85.7. The research questions were done using descriptive statistics. The hypotheses were tested using linear and multiple regression analysis. The formulated hypotheses were tested at 0.05 levels of significance. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences SPSS version 24.0 was used to analyze the data. Findings The results indicate that motivation significantly influences job satisfaction of library personnel in university libraries in Osun State Nigeria. The result also shows that mentoring significantly affects the job satisfaction of library personnel in university libraries in Osun State Nigeria. Furthermore the results indicate that Motivation and mentoring jointly significantly influenced job satisfaction of library personnel in university libraries in Osun State Nigeria.