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Online Social Networks as Correlate of Job Performance and Career Success among Librarians in Nigerian University Libraries

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2022

Uloma Doris Onuoha  and
Rosaline Oluremi Opeke
Uloma Doris Onuoha
Affiliation:
Department of Information Resources Management, Babcock University, Ilishan - Remo, Ogun State
Rosaline Oluremi Opeke
Affiliation:
Department of Information Resources Management, Babcock University, Ilishan - Remo, Ogun State
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Librarians as information professionals are involved in the acquisition and processing of information, maintenance of information sources, services and systems and provision of information to end-users demands that they stay up-to-date on trends in the field, as well as participate in discussions of philosophies of service especially in an age heavily influenced by technological changes. Although some researchers such as Brzozwski (2009) and Gruber (2008) have associated work benefits with use of online social networks (OSNs), Hane (2008) and Gaudin (2009) express concern over their use by professionals especially as it affects their job performance.

Job performance is a crucial issue for librarians in university libraries, as they are expected to assist libraries achieve their major objective which is the provision of information for members of the university community (Okere and Onuoha, 2010).

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African Research and Documentation , Volume 119 , 2012 , pp. 3 - 14
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Copyright © African Research & Documentation 2012

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