Abstract
The study compared the utilisation of Twitter and YouTube for library services in public and
private university libraries in ogun state. It is a survey-style descriptive research design. Total
enumeration technique was adopted to invite all the 112 academic librarians in Public and Private
Universities in Ogun State, Nigeria to participate in the study. Questionnaire was used as the data
collection instrument. The data was analysed using frequency count and simple percentage and
mean. Findings from the study revealed that librarians in public and private university libraries
make use of their personal data plan and the university's wi-fi, to access Twitter and YouTube on
their computers as well as their smartphones. They both use Twitter and YouTube to render
services such as, current awareness services, communication with users, library orientation etc.
Also, the benefits derived from utilising Twitter and YouTube were ease of use, fast two-way
communication etc. However, the challenges facing the utilisation of each are quite different while
public university libraries are faced with challenges such as poor internet and inadequate training of
staff etc. Private university libraries are faced with challenges such as lack of cooperation among
library staffs, lack of management support/finance etc. The study concludes with recommendations.
Keywords: Comparison; Utilisation of Twitter and Youtube; Library Services; Public and Private
University Libraries; Ogun State
Publication Date: 2025-05-01