Gender Sensitivity in Library and Information Science Management for Effective Service Delivery in the 21st-century Librarianship Practices

Abstract

The primary focus of this study was Gender Sensitivity in Librarianship and Information Management in the 21st century. To achieve this, two specific objectives, two research questions, and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study utilized a correlation research design and targeted a population of 32 staff members from the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Library. Due to the small size of the population, the entire group was sampled. The research employed a structured questionnaire as the data collection instrument. Descriptive statistics, including frequency count, mean, and standard deviation, were used to analyze the collected data, while the T-test was employed to test the formulated hypotheses. The findings indicated a significant relationship between gender sensitization processes and 21st-century information management, as well as between gender sensitization strategies and 21st-century information management. As a result of these findings, it was concluded that gender sensitization processes and strategies should be adopted in both librarianship and 21st-century information management.