Awareness and Motivation of Grade 12 Students in the Choice of BLIS as a Profession: Basis for Intervention Program

The lack of promotion for LIS programs and the fact that most people are unaware of the changing role of librarians have led to fewer students enrolling and fewer library professionals. This research evaluates students' awareness and motivation to pursue a profession in Library and Information Science (LIS). The findings indicated that while motivation was moderate (mean = 3.88), awareness (mean = 2.23) was slightly aware. The study demonstrated a weak but significant positive association (r = 0.215, p = 0.032) between awareness and motivation among Grade 12 students to pursue a career in BLIS. The result implied a weak but significant positive relationship between motivation and awareness. This indicates that, although greater awareness of LIS is associated with higher motivation, students can remain motivated despite limited awareness. Therefore, awareness plays a role in shaping motivation, but it is not the sole determinant of students’ career interest in LIS.