Abstract
The study examined the staffing needs and adequacy of library staff for the efficient job
performance among libraries in federal universities in South-South, Nigeria. The study
adopted explanatory sequential mixed method design, with two research questions that
guided the study, alongside two corresponding null hypotheses which were tested. The entire
population of 397 library staff were adopted as sample because of the manageable size of the
population. The instruments used in collecting data were the questionnaire and the interview
schedule. The data collected were analyzed with the use of mean and standard deviation for
answering the research questions. The two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significant
using Analysis of variance (ANOVA) statistical analysis. All null hypotheses tested were
rejected. Findings of the study revealed that, recruiting the three categories of staff in
university libraries is necessary, but the professional staff is highly needed. Other findings
also showed that the three categories of staff are adequate in federal university libraries in
South-South Nigeria. There was no significance difference in mean response of respondents
of staffing need and adequacy of library staff among libraries in federal universities in South-
South, Nigeria. Based on these findings recommendations were made.
Keywords: Staffing needs, staff adequacy, library staffs, University libraries
Publication Date: 2024-05-15