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Social Media and Research Output in Colleges of Theology in AkwaIbom State, Nigeria

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Library and Information Science, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria
  • 2Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, Nigeria
  • 3Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, Nigeria

Res. J. Library Sci., Volume 12, Issue (1), Pages 7-12, January,21 (2024)

Abstract

The study established the relationship between use of social media and research output of students in Colleges of Theology in AkwaIbom State. It examined the relationship between Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp and research outputs. The research design adopted for the study was correlational research design. The population of the study comprised of 1,024 undergraduate students of selected Theological colleges in AkwaIbom State. The sample size of the study was 104 respondents. The researcher developed an instrument tagged “Social Media and Research Output Questionnaire (SMROQ)” for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts in Library and Information Science. The reliability coefficient was established using Cronbach Alpha statistics, which yielded. 86 reliability coefficient. The obtained data were analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlational Coefficient to answer the research questions and test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The result revealed that YouTube and WhatsApp correlates significantly with research output. It was recommended that Students should possess WhatsApp account to enable exchange of soft copy lecture notes and research materials.

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