Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Date of this Version
Winter 5-6-2022
Abstract
The main purpose of this study is to investigate the use of social networking in promoting library services to undergraduate students in University of Nigeria Nsukka. The study was carried out in Nnamdi Azikiwe Library, University of Nigeria Nsukka. The population of the study comprised 180 library staff and four research questions guided the study. Data for the study were generated using questionnaire and data were analysed using mean and standard deviation, frequency tables and percentages. The findings revealed that some social networking platforms are used for the promotion of library service to undergraduate students of University of Nigeria Nsukka. The findings also indicated that librarians’ inability to use the social networking tools for library promotion though to fear of privacy and identity theft, electricity failure, slow speed of internet, librarians’ lack of ICT skills among others are the challenges affecting the use of social networking in promoting library services to undergraduate students of University of Nigeria Nsukka. The study revealed; many social networking applications are not available; the use of social networking in promoting library services to students is on the average because some librarians know of the platform, but, don’t promote library services; poor social networking policy implementation by the library; library staffers’ in ability to use social networking effectively; library staff is been prevented from using social networking because of-electricity failure and slow internet network among others prevent library staff from using social networking. Proper strategies given to adapt to overcome these challenges are: training of library staff in social networking usage, provision of generator, employment of qualified library staff with the knowledge of ICT skill, etc. as the strategies to adapt to overcome these challenges.