Abstract:
The study investigated use of social media in disseminating information on drug abuse
prevention by academic librarians in South East Nigeria. A survey research design was used for
the study. The population of the study comprised 71 academic librarians working in the four
South-East Federal Universities. Questionnaire was used for data collection. Mean and
percentages were used for data analysis. The major findings include that 6.35% of university
academic librarians in the study area were neither aware that information on prevention of drug
abuse could be disseminated through social media nor could academic librarians concern
themselves with disseminating information on prevention of drug abuse through social media.
Secondly, the study found that Face book was the most frequently used social media for
disseminating information on drug abuse preventive measures. The study recommended among
others, that each University Library Administration should provide in-service training on usc of
social media to her academic librarians to enable the latter appreciate effective discharge of core
library services through social media.
