Impact of Technophobia on Job Commitment of Library Personnel in Public University Libraries in South-West, Nigeria.

Abstract

Technology has been integrated into librarianship and library operations. This study examines the effect of technophobia on the job commitment of library personnel in public university libraries, South-west, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey design of correlational type and the population comprises three hundred and fifty two (352) library personnel from sixteen (16) public university libraries in south-west, Nigeria. The total enumeration technique was adopted while questionnaire was used for data collection. The analysis of data was done using descriptive statistics for the research questions, while Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and multiple regression analysis were for the research hypotheses. The findings revealed that there were moderate levels of technophobia, and job commitment among the library personnel. Most of the respondents feel threatened using online software for cataloguing and classification of library materials, while others face technical problems which prevent them from proceeding with their work. There is a significant relationship between technophobia and job commitment of librarians and library officers.