Gender Related Challenges of Librarians to Scholarly Communications Publishing in Academic Libraries, Delta State, Nigeria
Author(s): Patience E. IMUERO,Rachel M. KIKAME & Roy U. MOKOBIA
Abstract - This study aims to explore gender based challenges affecting librarians in academic libraries on their scholarly communication publishing effort. A librarian in an academic environment has the responsibility to make available, organize and disseminate relevant information in the midst of data flood as well as contribute new knowledge. This study therefore discusses the gender related challenges of scholarly communication publishing by librarians in academic libraries. The area of this study is Delta State, Nigeria. Delta State is made up of 3(three) senatorial districts, and there are four government owned universities in the State, which are: Delta State University, Abraka; University of Delta, Agbor (formerly College of Education, Agbor); Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro (formerly Delta State Polytechnic, Ozoro) and Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba, (formerly Delta State University, Anwai Campus). The population of the study consisted of librarians from the selected government owned universities in Delta State. The study employed descriptive survey design and a total of 90 librarians from 4 academic libraries in Delta State was used for the study. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire and of the 90 questionnaire administered 79 was successfully retrieved. The data obtained from the retrieved questionnaire was analyzed using frequency count, percentage, mean and t-test. The findings and recommendation were highlighted. The study reveals that male librarians have published a little more than females, with a mean of 1.94. The study reveals that female librarians in academic libraries in Delta States are faced with various challenges in their publication effort which includes caring for children, household work, and pregnancy. Recommendations were made for the study.
Keywords - Gender, Challenges, Librarians, Scholarly Communications, Publishing and Academic Libraries.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.8.4.2022.1584
Cite This Article As: Patience E. IMUERO, P.E., KIKAME, R.M. & MOKOBIA, R.U. (2022) Gender Related Challenges of Librarians to Scholarly Communications Publishing in Academic Libraries, Delta State, Nigeria. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 8(4) 21-29. www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-1584 Page: 21-29 Publication Date: 29 October 2022