The Pains and Gains of the Publication Requirement: A Survey of Librarians at Delta State University, Nigeria

Authors

J.E. Onohwakpor, Delta State UniversityFollow
P.A. Tiemo, Delta State UniversityFollow

Date of this Version

4-14-2006

Document Type

Article

Abstract

The employment status and expectations for academic librarians in Nigeria has changed recently. Librarians now have an academic status that includes a publication requirement. This paper examines the publication requirement for academic librarians in Delta State University Library, Abraka, Nigeria. Most librarians were found to lack publications because of other workload, lack of research resources, and inadequate knowledge of scholarly journals.