Organizational Factors as Predictor for Motivation to Use Library Management Software among Librarians in South West University Libraries, Nigeria.

Integrated library management software offers numerous benefits and serves as a powerful tool for libraries to efficiently manage their resources and operations. Koha as an example of open source integrated library management software has gained popularity among academic libraries all over the world, Nigeria not left behind. The study, adopting descriptive survey, investigated organizational factor as predictor for motivation to use Koha Integrated Library Management Software in Southwest Universities in Nigeria. The population for this study consists of all the three hundred and eight (308) librarians from all the 22 libraries of universities in Southwest Nigeria that uses Koha library management software. From the study population, 175 were sampled using Krejce and Morgan sampling table. However, 120 questionnaires were duly filled, giving a 69% response rate. The study found that organizational factors has significant influence on motivation to use Koha ILMS (Adj. R2 = 0. 254, F(1,118) = 41.429, p = 0.000). The study concluded that Koha ILMS is compatible with library operations. Therefore, it suggests that both Library management and the university management should ensure adequate availability of infrastructures that allow for effective utilization of library oriented technological innovations like ILMS.