Ifidon (1995) wrote on library management. He
highlighted the importance of staff that is needed to acquire and
process books and render satisfactory service to the clientele. He
however noted that once staff fined their way into the library
system and their appointments confirmed, they become a
problem to the organization. He suggested extra caution so that
limited financial resources are not wasted on “third rate staff” In
another publication, Ifidon (1995) deal copiously on pattern of
organization and styles of management.Adaramola (1998)
discussed in detail the need for strategic management with a
view to maximizing user satisfaction but was silent on library
personnel. Igbokwe (1998) was much concerned with staff
development which she claimed to be a motivational tool in
University library management Arua (1998) put up a brilliant and
illuminating discussing on human resource management in
University libraries. He suggested two approaches for effective
use and management of library staff. The first approach, he
advocated employment and proper development deployment and
then retraining. The second approach is line with Igbokwe‟s
(1998) suggestion. One interesting aspect is his use of Maslow‟s
hierarchy of need. Soyinka(1995) conducted a research on
leadership style in eleven libraries and revealed that the Chief
Librarians in the eleven libraries studied, exhibited some aspects
of “person- oriented and system-Oriented” type of leadership,
otherwise termed. “Transactional”. A suggestion was made that
the choice of any leadership should be based upon an accurate
diagnosis of reality of the situation in which the leader is
operating with emphasis on the need flexibility.