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    Influence of Social Media on the Information Behaviour of Undergraduate Students in Kwara State, Nigeria
    (Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences, University of Ilorin., 2020) Abdul, Hadi Ayodeji; Kehinde, Adetola Ayotunde; Amuda, Halimah Odunayo; Nallah, Bilqees Jumai
    Information has been seen as a heavily stressed factor that shapes society, particularly the introduction of social media technology. This study, therefore, examined the influence of social media usage on the information behaviour of undergraduate students in selected universities in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population for this study comprised 60,533 undergraduate students. Israel's (2003) sample size model was used to select the sample size with precision levels of 5% and a confidence level of 95%. The selectedsample size was three hundred and eighty-five (385). A total of 385 copies of the questionnaire were distributed to the respondents in the university libraries for the data collection. The data collected were analysed using tables and frequency counts. The findings of the study show Facebook as the most preferred social media tool by undergraduate students. The findings further revealed that there is a high usage of social media among undergraduate students. The findings also showed that the major purposes of using social media by undergraduate students are to connect with friends and for academic activities. However, the findings generally show that there is a significant relationship between the purpose of using social media and the information behaviour of undergraduate students. Since the benefits attached to using social media cannot be overemphasized. The study, therefore, recommended that university management should ensure that they integrate social media applications into their learning and teaching system.