Perception of Job Opportunities and Entrepreneurial Skills in Library and Information Science by Librarians in Kwara State, Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined the perception of job opportunities and entrepreneurial skills in library and information science. This study investigated librarians’ perception of job opportunities and entrepreneurial skills in Library and Information Science LIS). Investigative survey design was adopted in which a sample of ten selected libraries in Kwara State using purposive sampling techniques was used. Data was collected using a self-designed questionnaire and data collected were analysed using frequency count and percentage. The findings showed that librarians are aware that there are entrepreneurial skills in LIS and majority has one or two LIS skills that can be used to become an entrepreneur but they are not informed on how to convert these skills to opportunity, they do not have the zeal for entrepreneurship and lack finance. The study recommended that parents should support and encourage their children to go into entrepreneurship after graduation and financial institutions, NGOs, and private sectors should offer free entrepreneurship training and create an avenue to financially support those who have interest in entrepreneurship.