Perception and Attitudes of Registry Staff Members towards Archives Management in the Federal University of Technology, Akure

The paper investigated the perception and attitudes of registry staff members towards archives management at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA). The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Random sampling technique was used to select 50 registry staff in various departments within the University. A questionnaire was designed for the study and administered to the selected respondents; 46 questionnaires were returned and found usable. Data collected were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Of 46 registry staff that participated in the study, 50% worked in the registry, 71.7% were females, and 45.7% were confidential secretaries in various departments within the university system. Findings showed that 95.7% of respondents are aware of the existence of an archive within the University. Though findings showed respondents with an average mean of 4.76 accepting the necessity for the establishment of archives for storage purposes, an aggregate mean of 2.80 indicated that the respondents were not very cognizant of archives and their management practices at FUTA. The study, therefore, recommends an increase in the publicity of archival functions in order to increase awareness among registry staff members, more funding for archival practices and training as well as re-training of archival personnel for more image boost of the archive.