Towards a Better Response Rate for Questionnaires
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2016-11-21
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Library Progress(International)
Abstract
This study, through a questionnaire survey, examined the current questionnaire
response rates of librarians in seven academic libraries in Southwest Nigeria. 58,
out of the 80 questionnaires distributed were filled and returned. The study
revealed that there was a high response rate to questionnaires among librarians
(98%). Furthermore, the study showed that majority of the respondents (77.6%)
indicated professional obligation and benefits of research as reasons for
questionnaire completion. The study also found out that majority of the
researchers who administered questionnaires to librarians were library and
information science students and professionals. Length of questionnaires,
request for very personal information, complex language, and poor
questionnaire construction among others were identified as inhibitions to
question completion among respondents. The paper concluded with
recommendations that would help boost high response rate to questionnaires
among librarians and other professionals.
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Questionnaires, Academic Libraries, Librarians, Nigeria, Research