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Ozean Journal of Social Sciences 2(3), 2009Table 4: Distribution of Respondents according to the extent of selected motivational factors on scholarlypublishing around cataloguing environments.Motivational Factors Frequency (N = 50) (100) PercentageAvailability of necessary informationVery lowLowHighVery High39201316.018.040.026.0Publishing as a must provisionVery lowLowHighVery HighSabbatical leaveNot sureVery lowLowHighChallenges of colleaguesNot sureVery lowLowHighVery HighDemand for paper presentation in workshop, seminars and conferencesVery lowLowHighVery HighPersonal challenge and dense to publishVery lowHighVery HighEnvironmental conditions in cataloguing sectionVery lowLowHighNature of cataloguing processesNot sureVery lowHighStaffing in cataloguing sectionVery lowLowHighNeeds for international recognitionsVery lowLowHighDesire to sell discoveries/findings to otherVery lowLowHighVery HighDesire to make profit via publicationsVery lowLowHighDesire to contribute to knowledge and developmentVery lowHighVery HighQuestions were asked on motivational factors that encourage scholarly publishing and cataloguing process. Theresponses to the questions were presented in Table 4. The distribution revealed that 40.0% of the sampled populationwas highly encouraged by the availability of necessary information while 26.0% claimed to be very highly encouragedby the same factor. A little more than one third of the respondents indicated that they were very highly encouraged dueto compulsion attached to publishing. Sabbatical leave was an important factor in scholarly publication and cataloguing14441613178492945421164168228212113251249371226128375129245171320428188.032.026.034.016.08.018.058.08.010.08.042.032.08.032.016.044.016.042.042.02650248.018.064.024.052.024.016.074.010.024.018.048.010.08.056.036.08.056.036.0