Title: Evaluation of the Relationship between three Sociodemographic Factors and Conscientiousness of Cataloguers in Nigerian Academic Libraries
Author(s): Bamise, Olasehinde Fadekemi
Publication Year: 2021; Volume 16, Issue 4, pages 32-40

The aim of this work is to examine the conscientiousness of cataloguers in relation to three sociodemographic factors (age, gender and work experience) in Nigerian academic library. 84 cataloguers from 20 academic libraries were randomly selected to participate in the study. A self-administered questionnaire with two divisions was used for the study. Section A was designed to determine the, age, gender and length of work experience of respondents. Section B consisted 9 items designed to ascertain conscientiousness displayed by the cataloguers in their workplaces. The responses were measured with a 4- point Likert scale of strongly Agree = 4, Agree = 3, Disagree =2 and Strongly Disagree = 1. The results showed that there were 35 (41.7%) males and 49(58.3%) females. The longest years of working experience (30 years and above) was spent by 5 (6%) respondents while the least years of working experience (less than 4 years) was spent by 40(47.6%) of them. Analysis showed that the joint contribution of age, gender and years of service to conscientiousness of the cataloguers was found to be statistically significant while only work experience could independently predict it. Productivity in the cataloguing unit will likely increase when workers with more years of experience are deployed rather than inexperienced librarians.