MOTIVATION AND JOB PERFORMANCE OF LIBRARY WORKERS IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION, SOUTH-WEST, NIGERIA

Motivation is one of the key factors in the job performance of employees, especially in colleges of education libraries. Despite their being important, there is a lingering need to find their effect on the job performance of library workers in colleges of education in Southwest, Nigeria. A Survey research design of correlational approach was adopted using a questionnaire as the only data gathering instrument of information from the respondents. On the whole, 210 copies of the questionnaire were administered; out of which, a total number of 198 copies were retrieved this gives 94.3% return rate of the administered research instrument for the study. The data for this study was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency count, simple percentages method, mean and standard deviation. The hypothesis was analyzed using simple regression analysis. The result affirmed that the level of job performance of library workers in colleges of education in South-West, Nigeria was high. The study established that motivational factors extensively predict job performance of the library workers. Findings also indicated that there was a positive significant influence of motivation on job performance of library workers in colleges of education in South-West, Nigeria, [t(190) = 8.422, p