Usage of Social Media Tools by Library and Information Professionals (LIPs) in selected Academic Libraries in South-West, Nigeria
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2024-01
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Nduka, S.C.
Adekanye, E.A.
Adedokun, T.
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This study was carried out to examine the awareness and use of social media tools by library and information professionals (LIPs) in selected academic libraries in South-west, Nigeria and the challenges they face in using social media technologies. A descriptive survey was adopted for this study. The study population comprised 217 library and information professionals from 10 selected academic libraries in South-west, Nigeria. A total enumeration technique was used to cover all the library and information professionals, 136 respondents filled and returned the questionnaire, giving a response rate of 62.7%. The questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data collected. The findings show that the majority of LIPs possessed a high level of awareness in the use of social media tools. The study also revealed that social network tools were highly used by LIPs in the academic libraries studied and the types of social media used by LIPs were also revealed. The major challenges faced in the use of social media include inadequate power supply, lack of Internet access and time constraints. The paper recommended that to enhance the use of social media by LIPs, there is a need for constant awareness of the importance of social media tools to LIPs and libraries in effective service delivery, LIPs should be ready to learn, unlearn and be learned in the use of social media and university libraries should provide an enabling environment such as the internet connectivity, power supply and policy to guide LIPs in social media usage.
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Nduka, S.C., Adekanye, E.A. & Adedokun, T. (2024). Usage of Social Media Tools by Library and Information Professionals (LIPs) in selected Academic Libraries in South-West, Nigeria. International Jounal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology, 11(3), 7-21.