Browsing by Author "Kyumana, Valeria"

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    An investigation of job satisfaction among library staff in selected academic libraries in Tanzania.
    (University of Dar es Salaam, 2018) Kyumana, Valeria
    The main purpose of this study was to investigate the issue of job satisfaction among library staff in selected academic libraries in Tanzania. Specifically, the study aimed to measure the level of job satisfaction of library staff, assess the effects of motivational and hygienic factors on library staff job satisfaction; and compare public and private university libraries’ job satisfaction. The study involved the University of Dar es Salaam, University of Dodoma, St. Augustine University of Tanzania and Iringa University libraries located in Dar es Salaam, Dodoma, Mwanza and Iringa regions, respectively. Data were collected from 141 respondents using questionnaires, face-to-face interviews and focus group discussions and analysed using Statistical Product and Service Solution (IBM-SPSS) software and content analysis. Descriptive statistics describe basic features of the data in the study. The findings revealed that all the four academic libraries experience moderate/average job satisfaction. The nature of the library work affected job satisfaction negatively because of repetitive and routine activities whereas job security, as a hygienic factor, caused low job satisfaction due to government reforms resulting in employment insecurity. Both private and public university libraries experienced average job satisfaction with financial constraints noted as a major challenge in these libraries. Overall, the study found library staff in the selected academic libraries to have average job satisfaction as a result of job insecurity; work design, which lacks variety of activities; inadequate supervision and insufficient recognition within the university set-up. As such, the study recommends for the improvement in motivation for library staff through the provision of recognition and improvement of working conditions; collaboration between library and teaching staff which has to be nurtured and positive; library need prioritisation during budget allocation; status of the library staff need to be improved and enhanced through the efforts of library partners, with frequent salary reviews and timely promotions being fostered to boost job satisfaction.
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    The value of information professionals in higher learning institutions: a case study of the University of Dar es Salaam and Institute of Finance Management, Tanzania
    (University of Dar es Salaam, 2013) Kyumana, Valeria
    Every profession has the urge to question and investigate its own identity as well as its reception by the society which eventually determines its value. This study on the value of information professionals in higher learning institutions examined the value of information professionals in terms of worthiness, recognition, acceptance and status using the University of Dar es Salaam and Institute of Finance Management. It was intended to find out the perceptions of students and faculty about information professionals and how they can enhance the value of librarians and the profession. Data was collected using questionnaires, interviews and focus group discussions. The study found that 23(59%) students seek assistance from librarians often because they need information or documents in the library which only librarians can easily retrieve or provide and save time. Moreover, 32(82%) of the respondents agreed that librarians are “considerably qualified with moderate professional capabilities”. Furthermore, 23(58%) of the student respondents agreed that librarians are professionally capable of assisting them with academic needs. It was also established that eight (31%) of the respondents studied librarianship for economic reasons as they believe the profession pays in Tanzania. Another 13 (50%) of the respondents agreed that they were proud of being librarians. All the respondents had positive feelings about being librarians in higher learning institutions. On the basis of the study findings, the study recommends marketing the library profession, information service and library services to raise the profile of the profession in the country and its digitized and automated services to broaden the scope of what Tanzanians associate with librarianship.