Time Management Strategies for Improving Librarians’ Productivity
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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.
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Z665 Library Science. Information Science