GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT The study investigated education and Librarians’ choice of library profession as a career in tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States of Nigeria. It sought to examine education and its relationship with librarians’ choice of library profession as a career. The survey design was used for the study. The hypothesis was tested using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation statistical technique and the relationship was established to be significant at 0.05 level. Findings revealed that education had a significant relationship with librarians’ choice of library profession. The results of data analysis showed a high positive correlation (0.68) between education and librarians’ choice of career. The study concluded that education was a strong determinant of librarians’ choice of career. This paper recommended among other things that tertiary institutions should offer equal opportunities to librarians for further education for specialisation in their chosen career. KEYWORDS: Education, Librarians’ Choice, Library Profession, Tertiary Institutions.