Abstract
The stud investigated how information sharing affects job satisfaction of Librarians in Private Universities in South-East and South-West, Nigeria. The study adopted the survey research design. The population of the study consisted of one hundred and eighty-one (181) librarians from Private Universities in South-East and South-West, Nigeria. Total enumeration technique was employed for the study. A self-structured and validated questionnaire was used to collect data. The Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficient for the variables ranged from .705 to .908. A response rate of 90% was obtained. Analyses of data were carried out using descriptive statistics, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and multiple regression. Findings showed that the the individual effects of information sharing on job satisfaction were significant: information sharing (β = .027; t = 2.179; p<.05). Furthermore, the study revealed that information sharing had a significant positive relationship with job satisfaction (r = .414, p<.05). The study concluded that information sharing had significant effect on job satisfaction. The study therefore recommended that the library management should invest in infrastructural and manpower development of the library, as well as the overall welfare of librarians to enhance their job satisfaction. Furthermore, the library management should make provision for the use of high technology laboratories for information sharing.
 Keywords: Information sharing, Job satisfaction, Librarians, Private Universities
Highlights
The library is the knowledge center of the academic institution where people go to acquire knowledge
These findings corroborated with the study of Burd (2003) who examined Work Values of Academic Librarians: Exploring the Relationships between Values, Job Satisfaction, Commitment and Intent to leave in the United States of America
Information sharing significantly contributes towards the Job Satisfaction of Librarians in Private Universities in South-East and South-West Nigeria
Summary
The library is the knowledge center of the academic institution where people go to acquire knowledge. Libraries are managed by information professionals called librarians who equip it with textbooks, journals, almanacs, newspapers, films, and videos, magazines, and electronic resources to meet the information needs of users. A librarian who cannot get a sufficient wage will be faced with the problem of maintaining his or her family's life and professional status. This brings about a feeling of dissatisfaction from the librarians. Job satisfaction of the librarian who has an important place in the information society will affect the quality of the service he/she renders in the academic library (Kikelomo, et al’ 2017)
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