The use of mobile technologies for social media-based service delivery at Muni University Library, Uganda

dc.contributor.advisorPenzhorn, Cecilia
dc.contributor.advisorHolmner, Marlene Amanda
dc.contributor.postgraduateBuruga, Bosco Apparatus
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-13T06:12:51Z
dc.date.available2017-02-13T06:12:51Z
dc.date.created2016
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionMini Dissertation (MIT)--University of Pretoria, 2016.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to understand how Muni University Library can effectively use mobile technologies to deliver social media-based library services. Data was collected from 100 undergraduate students and 4 members of staff of the University Library on the use of mobile and social media technologies for provision of library services and resources using self-administered questionnaires and face-to-face interviews, respectively. Only 88 student questionnaires were returned while all 4 members of staff participated in the face-to-face interviews. The results show that the majority (96.6 per cent) of the students own mobile devices and social media accounts that are used for both academic and personal purposes. There is convergence in responses among students and staff that mobile and social media technologies are crucial for provision of library services and resources in the 21st Century. They suggest that these technologies be used in the Muni University Library to access subject guides, MOPAC, mobile website, library map, and e-resources, and reference services. Also, the results show that the Muni University Library is already providing services to its users through mobile technologies and social media using WhatsApp, Facebook, and Kindle Fires e-readers. However, this study identified challenges that hinder the use of mobile and social media technologies, including unreliable internet connectivity, lack of a member of staff of the library responsible for managing technologies, lack of adequate skills among users and library staff required to use social media technologies, and lack of an independent library social media strategy. Discussion of the results and recommendations are presented in this mini-dissertation.en_ZA
dc.description.availabilityUnrestricteden_ZA
dc.description.degreeMITen_ZA
dc.description.departmentInformation Scienceen_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipCarnegie Corporation of New Yorken_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipMuni Universityen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBuruga, BA 2016, The use of mobile technologies for social media-based service delivery at Muni University Library, Uganda, MIT Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58991>
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/58991
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
dc.rights© 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.en_ZA
dc.subjectSocial Mediaen_ZA
dc.subjectMobile Technologiesen_ZA
dc.subjectEmerging Technologies in Librariesen_ZA
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
dc.subject.otherEngineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09
dc.subject.otherSDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
dc.titleThe use of mobile technologies for social media-based service delivery at Muni University Library, Ugandaen_ZA
dc.typeDissertationen_ZA

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