USE OF COLLABORATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR KNOWLEDGE SHARING AMONG LIBRARIANS IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTH-EAST, NIGERIA.

Celestina C. Amadi (Ph.D) CLN

Abstract
This study explored the relationship between the Use of Collaborative Technologies and Knowledge Sharing among Librarians in Federal Universities in South-East, Nigeria. Three research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The researcher adopted the correlational design for this study. The population of the study was one hundred and thirty-four (134) librarians which were also used as the sample size. The instrument that was used to collect data for this study was a researcher-made rating scale. Data were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC), while hypotheses were tested using the t-test of significance at the 0.05 level. The study concluded that on- line Discussion Forums and Wikis serve as effective platforms for facilitating professional collaboration, information exchange, and organizational learning among librarians. It was recommended among others that university management should provide staff with adequate training on how to make proper use of On-line Discussion Forums and wikis.
Keywords: Collaborative technologies, knowledge sharing, librarians, university libraries

Publication Date: 2026-07-31

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