INFLUENCE OF EFFECTIVE LIBRARY RECORDS MANAGEMENT ON WORKERS' PRODUCTIVITY IN BENUE STATE UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION BOARD (SUBEB)

Abstract

This study examined the influence of effective library records management on workers’ productivity in Benue State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. The population of the study comprised sixteen thousand, two hundred and sixty three (16, 263) staff of Benue State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). Three research questions were generated and three null hypotheses formulated and tested. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 180 teaching and non-teaching staff. Effective Record Management on Workers’ Productivity Questionnaire (ERMWPQ) was used as instrument for data collection. The instrument was validated using experts in Measurement and Evaluation and Library and Information Science, Faculty of Education, Benue State University, Makurdi. The instrument was trial-test with 30 staff of SUBEB.  The test yielded Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.94. The correlation coefficient was high enough to consider the instrument reliable for the study. Data obtained were analysed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions while the hypotheses were tested using chi-square statistics at 0.05 level of significant. It was found that record management has significant influence on financial performance in Benue State Universal Basic Education Board. Also, record management has significant influence on staff discipline in Benue State Universal Basic Education Board and record management has significant influence on accountability in Benue State Universal Basic Education Board. It can be concluded therefore that effective library record management has significant influence on workers’ productivity in Benue State Universal Basic Education, Makurdi. It was recommended among others that for proper library record-management practices to be achieved in SUBEB, there should be training of staff on record filling, record retention and record retrieval in order to ensure complete and accurate records are filled, retained and retrieved for decision making purposes. Alternatively, SUBEB can ensure proper records filled, retained and retrieved by hiring skilled and knowledgeable record managers.