Using Social Media Platforms to enhance marketing of library services by staff at Hamu Mukasa Library, Uganda Christian University, Mukono.
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2023-06Author
Mayira, Kizito
Nina Olivia, Rugambwa
Vivian, Kansiime
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The study focused on use of social media platforms by library staff to market library services at
Uganda Christian University, Mukono. The study objectives included; to identify the types of
library services offered by the library, social media used in marketing library services and
challenges faced by library staff. The study adopted a case study research design. The study
population consisted of 12 library staff who were selected purposively. Data was collected using
in-depth interviews and observation methods and was analyzed qualitatively using content and
thematic analysis. The study findings revealed that both traditional and online library services
were provided to patrons in the library. Various social media platforms were used for marketing
library services. Library staff faced various challenges in marketing library services using social
media; patrons had limited awareness of existing social media platforms for the library, there
was no policy to guide staff on how to use social media platforms. The library had limited
computers and related computer accessories to support provision of library services. Some
library staff also lacked the knowledge and skills to provide library services using social media.
The library Wifi was unstable and costly to be consistently used by reference library staff to
support their work. The study recommended that trainings should be organized for both library
staff and users on how to access, and retrieve information resources from the library social
media platforms. Library patrons should be informed about the library official social media
platforms. Also library management should develop a clear policy to guide staff on the use of
social media platforms in marketing library services, acquire modern computers, relevant
computer accessories and provide stable internet to support reference librarians and IT staff to
market library services and information resources in the library.
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