IMPACT OF STAFF TRAINING ON LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: A CASE STUDY OF CHUKWUEMEKA ODUMEGWU OJUKWU UNIVERSITY, ANAMBRA STATE

ABSTRACT This research was carried out to examine the Impact of staff training on library development in academic libraries: A case study of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Library. Every organization, including the library needs human resource to achieve it aims and objectives, thus, it is seen as the most important of other resources for effective service delivery. To achieve these aims and objectives, the staff should be knowledgeable enough; hence, training of workers is essential. The objectives were to examine the impact of staff training on library development in academic libraries, to bring to light to what extent staff training programs aligns with the actual need of the library and its users and to know if a relationship exists between staff training and library development of academic libraries in Anambra state. The study adopted human capital theory. The hypotheses were analyzed using simple percentage tables. The population of the study is twenty (20). The instrument used to obtain information was a structured questionnaire (ISTLDQ) and the data collected were analyzed using Mean. The major findings from the hypothesis revealed that staff training impacts library development in academic libraries. The work recommended that library management should value and embrace all forms of training activities so as to increase employee skills, knowledge as well as develop the library organization. Also, adequate funding should be made available by the management of higher institutions for employee training as at when due as this will help to develop their skills and confidence in performing their functions.