Entrepreneurship Activities among Librarians in Niger State, Nigeria

Abstract

This paper discusses entrepreneurship activities among librarians in Niger State, Nigeria. The concept of entrepreneurship was adequately defined. Areas covered by entrepreneurship in librarianship were identified. The paper noted that currently, Nigeria and Niger state in particular, does not seem to have any record or data of Library and Information Science professionals who are engaged in the practice of various entrepreneurship activities. The descriptive survey research method was used for the study. The population of the study was 111 and the total population was used because of its manageable size. Out of 111 copies of the questionnaire administered 98(88.3%) were returned and found usable. Data gathered were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings of the research among others showed that while 54 (51.1%) of librarians were involved in one entrepreneurial activity or the other, 44(44.9%) were not. The study concluded that desired impact is yet to be felt among librarians on entrepreneurship skills acquisition. It was recommended; mended; among others that access to loans for business should be encouraged.