THE LIBRARIAN PERSONALITY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIALIZATION - A LONGITUDINAL-STUDY OF LIBRARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NIGERIA

The equivocal results of the impact of assertiveness training on the w orkplace calls for examinations of the ''goodness of fit'' between ass ertive behavior patterns and certain professional cultures. This paper reports a series of longitudinal studies that sought to test the hypo thesis that the library profession might actively socialize librarians into their characteristic unassertive demeanors. The investigations w ere undertaken at Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria from 1983 to 1990 , using causal comparative and cross-sectional designs. The findings r aise issues as to the appropriateness of unassertive dispositions for contemporary information service and the responsibilities of library s chools toward effecting attitudinal and behavioral modifications in th eir graduates.