AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE MOST PREFERRED SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE AMONG LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH-SOUTH NIGERIA
Abstract
The study looked at the social networking sites that library and information science students most like to use to generate content. To eliminate confusion, ten social networking sites were investigated. The researcher's self-created "The Most Preferred Social Networking Site Questionnaire" (MPSNSQ) was used to gather data for the descriptive survey design. To direct the investigation, research questions and hypotheses were developed. A total of 2764 library and information science students from south-south Nigerian institutions made up the population. Since the complete population was chosen for the study, no samples were taken. The questionnaire was analyzed using mean scores, and the hypothesis was tested using a t-test.According to the report, library and information science students chose WhatsApp over Tiktok as their go-to social networking site for information creation. Among the suggestions offered was that the respondents refrain from abusing social media by utilizing it for malicious purposes such as fraud, cyberbullying, and cheating.
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