JOB APPROVAL: IT'S RELATION TO CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS OF LIBRARIANS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BASRAH

Abstract

There is no doubt that data collection is a must in the world of information technology. A good library is the main source to which an investigator always turns to enrich and develop his knowledge of the world in general and validate his specialization in particular. The significance of this study stems from the work to improve the university administration to have a successful assessment of the librarians under investigation and to identify the relation of job approval to gender and experience variables. This survey covers forty five university librarians who have responded to a questionnaire prepared to have the required data that can be analyzed according to the corrected medium and percentage. The researcher has concluded that many librarians are not happy with their salaries and intend to move to the SOC or any similar offices. Others have suffered from the ill-treatment of their managers or deans who are far from being objective. However a number of the subjects of the study are happy with their income especially after the enactment of the law governing the university financial affairs. Finally, the researcher recommends the following:1- Facilities of different types should be made available.2- A system of motivation and rewarding needs to be introduced and applied objectively.3- Training courses are needed to improve the performance of librarians to make them cope all newly developed requirements.