Cognitive flexibility and research output among librarians in polytechnic libraries in South-South, Nigeria

This study investigated the cognitive flexibility and research output of librarians in polytechnic libraries in South-South, Nigeria. This study adopted an ex-post facto research design and used a questionnaire to collect data from librarians in polytechnic libraries in South-South, Nigeria. This study revealed a negative relationship between cognitive flexibility and the research output of librarians in polytechnic libraries in South-South Nigeria. This means that the relationship is limited. The study also pointed out that cognitive flexibility will significantly predict librarians’ career research output in polytechnic libraries in southern Nigeria. This study generated important findings that are capable of ensuring that librarians’ cognitive flexibility is reflected in their research output through effective self-development training programmes on task switching and adaptability to improve research output.