Effect of Automation on Organisational Structure, Job Performance and Communication in University Libraries in South West Nigeria

Bayode Kehinde
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The paper examined the effect of automation on organisational structure, job performance and communication in university libraries in South West, Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted. A questionnaire and observation checklist was the instrument used to collect the data. The sample for the study consisted of 607 library personnel in six (6) university libraries in South West, Nigeria, stratified and judgemental sampling was used to sample 442 library staff for the study. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse data collected on the research questions developed while for inferential statistics, Kendall-tau was used to test hypotheses. Findings from the study revealed that none of the university libraries studied has been to implement full automation of their operations, only acquisitions have been automated across the board in the four (4) university libraries. Also, the findings revealed that automation has enabled a more flexible working environment, affected the pattern of staffing by specialisation, and bridged the gap between communication flow through the use of a variety of information and technology communication (ICT) tools. Furthermore, the study identified that the various constraints to automation in university libraries are irregular power supply, inadequate funding, lack of infrastructural facilities, and staff resistance to training. The study recommended that university and library management of the university libraries studied should make provision for full automation of library operations and services. This will go a long way in adopting new structures in line with technological advancements for greater flexibility, facilitating staff creativity at work, help improve collaboration and resource sharing through the use of automation tools for communication.
自动化对尼日利亚西南部大学图书馆组织结构、工作绩效和沟通的影响
本文考察了自动化对尼日利亚西南部大学图书馆组织结构、工作绩效和沟通的影响。采用调查研究设计。问卷和观察表是收集数据的工具。本研究的样本包括尼日利亚西南部六所大学图书馆的607名图书馆工作人员,其中442名图书馆工作人员采用分层和判断抽样的方法进行研究。描述性统计用于分析研究问题所收集的数据,而对于推理统计,Kendall-tau用于检验假设。这项研究的结果显示,所研究的四所大学图书馆中没有一所实施了完全自动化的操作,只有四所大学图书馆的采办工作全面实现了自动化。此外,调查结果显示,自动化创造了一个更灵活的工作环境,影响了专业化的人员配置模式,并通过使用各种信息和技术通信(ICT)工具弥合了通信流之间的差距。此外,研究还发现,制约大学图书馆自动化的因素包括电力供应不稳定、资金不足、基础设施缺乏和工作人员不愿接受培训。这项研究建议,所研究的大学图书馆的大学和图书馆管理应为图书馆业务和服务的全面自动化作出规定。这将大大有助于采用符合科技进步的新架构,以提高灵活性,促进员工在工作中发挥创造力,并通过使用自动化工具进行沟通,帮助改善协作和资源共享。
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