Information Seeking Behavior among Undergraduates Students Engaged in Twitter.

Social Networking sites have become an essential part of how people communicate today. Twitter is considered among the social networking applications that contribute greatly to the academic circle. Hence, this paper presents and discusses available literature on how undergraduate students engage in...

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Published in:Journal of Pan African Studies Vol. 10; no. 10; pp. 143 - 153
Main Author: Hassan, Musa Dauda
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Published: Journal of Pan African Studies Nov2017
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