Psychological Capital and Information Literacy Skills as Determinants of Job Performance of Academic Library Employees in State Universities in South West, Nigeria

Abstract

Rationale of Study – This study investigated psychological capital and information literacy skills as determinants of job performance of academic library employees of state universities in South-West, Nigeria. The specific objectives are to determine the levels of psychological capital, information literacy skills and job performance of the respondents and to ascertain the relationships among psychological capital and job performance of the respondents.
Methodology – The survey research design was adopted. The total enumeration technique and validated questionnaire were used to gather data on a population size of 140 academic library employees with 100 percent response rate achieved.
Findings – The findings revealed that psychological capital (r=0.636, p<0.05) and information literacy skills (r=0.682, p<0.05) had significant relationships with job performance of the respondents. Also, psychological capital had significant relationship with information literacy skills of the respondents (r=0.716; P<0.05). More importantly, psychological capital and information literacy skills significantly determined job performance of the respondents (F=60.004, df=2; 115; Adjusted R square=0.5020; P<0.05).
Implications – The study demonstrates that psychological capital and information literacy skills are critical ingredients in enhancing job performance of academic library employees in state universities in South-West, Nigeria.
Originality – Few study has been done on psychological capital and information literacy in relation to job performance of academic library employees.