Abstract

The global financial crisis has aff ected all aspects of human endeavor; the library is no exemption. Consequently libraries of all types are experiencing budget and staff cuts. Fewer librarians are required to carry out more tasks. Librarians therefore, need to develop survival strategies that will enable them meet their organizational objectives. This paper focuses on time management strategies to improving librarians’ productivity, in a bid to beat budget and staff cuts. It examines the eff ects of budget and staff cuts on libraries, highlights the relationship between time management and productivity and importance of time management to librarians. It also discusses the concept of multitasking. The paper posits that good time management practice among librarians is a sure survival strategy in coping with staff and budget cuts.

Keywords: Time management, Librarians, Productivity, Libraries

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License

Copyright (c) 2012 The author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.

How to Cite

Ifijeh, G. I. (2012). Time Management Strategies for Improving Librarians’ Productivity. Information World, 13(2), 565-573. https://doi.org/10.15612/BD.2012.158