The effect of Whatsapp and Facebook on students' use of library in University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined the effect of WhatsApp and Facebook on students' use of library in University of Uyo. Based on the objectives of the study, two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The researchers adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population of this study consisted of 1,266 being 300 and 400 levels of registered library students from Faculty of Education, University of Uyo Library in 2020/2021 academic session. A sample size of 292 students was used for the study. Data derived from the questionnaire were analysed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions while t-test was used to test the hypotheses at.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that there is a significant influence of WhatsApp and Facebook on student's use of library in University of Uyo. The study recommended that awareness should be created by the library management for the students on the importance of using WhatsApp and Facebook to enhance their study. This will make students regularly visit the library and use their social networks to communicate with fellow colleagues for academic purposes rather than for social purposes.