Use of web 2.0 technologies by library and information science students

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dc.contributor.authorZinyeredzi, Colin
dc.contributor.authorZinn, Sandy
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-25T08:30:15Z
dc.date.available2018-07-25T08:30:15Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe research reported on in this article investigated the use of Web 2.0 technologies by library and information science (LIS) students at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa. Blumer and Katz�s Uses and Gratification Theory, which explains the reasons behind people�s use of Web 2.0 technologies, was used to provide meaning to the research findings. A case study approach was used to collect data by means of a questionnaire, content analysis and interviews. The findings revealed that between 72 and 97 per cent of LIS students have accounts on the following Web 2.0 technologies: YouTube, Skype, Google Apps, WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook. In a nutshell, the research threw light on the Web 2.0 technologies used the most by LIS students and also highlighted their reasons for using them. The benefits or gratifications derived from using Web 2.0 technologies were also a highlight of the research. More importantly, the research demonstrated the need to embed Web 2.0 technologies in the LIS curriculum and to encourage academics to continuously embrace emerging technologies.en_US
dc.description.accreditationDHET
dc.identifier.citationZinyeredzi, C. & Zinn, S. (2016). Use of web 2.0 technologies by library and information science students. Mousaion, 34(4): 19-42.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0027-2639
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25159/0027-2639/2036
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/3907
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherUNISA Pressen_US
dc.rightsThis is the author-version of the article published online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.25159/0027-2639/2036
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectWeb2.0en_US
dc.subjectUses and Gratification Theoryen_US
dc.subjectSocial mediaen_US
dc.subjectLibrary and information science studentsen_US
dc.subjectLibrary2.0en_US
dc.titleUse of web 2.0 technologies by library and information science studentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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