Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate librarians' attitude and role perception as correlates
of job satisfaction in university libraries in Delta State. The correlational survey research
design was used in this study. The total population for the study comprised 79 librarians in all
the university libraries in Delta State. The entire population was used as a sample. A
structured questionnaire was used to elicit data for the study. The data collected from this
study were analyzed using simple percentages, mean, and Pearson's Moment Correlation
Coefficient. The findings of the study revealed that the extent of work attitudes of the
libraries in universities in Delta State is high; the extent of role perception among librarians
in universities in Delta State is quite high; and the extent of job satisfaction among the
librarians is high. The study also found that there is a significant relationship between work
attitude and job satisfaction; there is a significant relationship between role perception and
job satisfaction; and there is a significant relationship between work attitude, role perception,
and job satisfaction. This study recommends that university library management should be
committed to improving the infrastructural development in the university library and ensure
that their organizational culture is flexible and friendly as this will allow librarians to be more
satisfied with their jobs; and that the federal and state governments of Nigeria should try and
increase the salary and other emoluments of university workers as this will help them to be
more satisfied with their jobs thereby avoiding human capital flight and brain drain in the
educational system among others.
Keywords: Librarians, Librarians' Attitude, Role Perception, Job Satisfaction, University
Libraries.
Publication Date: 2025-11-08