International Research Journal of Education and Technology

The central focus of this study was to carry out an Evaluation of Professional Attainment and Job Productivity of Catalogues in Universities Libraries in Cross River State, Nigeria. The study was guided by three research questions and hypotheses and the design was ex -post facto research design. The study population was two thousand four hundred and fifty five (2455) respondents (library staff) drawn using stratified random sampling techniques and a sample of 249 was drawn for the study. A researcher’s developed instrument was used for data collection titled Evaluation of Professional Attainment and Job Productivity Questionnaire which was validated by three experts in the library and information and two from Educational Test and Measurement (EPAJPQ) which was validated with Cronbach alpha reliability test and the reliability estimates ranged from .78 to .92 indicating that the instrument was highly reliable for data collection. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was the statistical technique employed to test the hypotheses under study and the analysis was executed at .05 alpha level and the findings of the study revealed that continuing education, computer proficiency skills and professional development of cataloguers and job productivity in universities libraries in Cross River State, Nigeria. It was recommended among others that university library administrators should develop and maintain policies that will improve library staff satisfaction as service providers in the areas of achievement, growth, skill acquisition, interpersonal relations, job security, personal life, policy and administration, recognition, responsibility, salary, status, supervision, and the work itself. This will boost the institutions’ production while also assisting in the achievement of the institutions’ goals.

Keywords: Evaluation, Professional Attainment, Job Productivity and Catalogues in Universities Libraries