Affiliations: Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin Kwara State, Nigeria
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Corresponding author: Adeyinka Tella, Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences, University of Ilorin, PMB 1515, Ilorin Kwara State, Nigeria. Tel.: +234 7038641278; E-mail:tawpheeqatarjourke@yahoo.com
Abstract: This study analysed the usage of Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 tools by librarians
in Kwara State academic libraries. A sample of 40 librarians was surveyed
through total enumeration sampling technique from four different tertiary
education institutions libraries in Kwara State, Nigeria. Questionnaire was
used for the collection of data. The collected data was analyzed using
descriptive statistics. The results demonstrate that Web 2.0 and Library 2.0
are widely used by the librarians with 80% of them currently using the
tools. Various uses of Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 revealed by the study include
information sharing, documents delivery, connection and networking. Major
challenges to the use of Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 by the librarians are
accessibility, technical-know-how and unstable power supply. Based on these
findings, the study makes a number of recommendations for a more effective
use of the new technology.
Keywords: Web 2.0, Library 2.0, academic libraries, librarians, Nigeria
