Use of social media tools in university libraries: The example of Marmara University

The rapid development of technology has also affected the library and librarianship profession. Generation Z, who were born into technology and constitute today's university students, actively use all products and services of technology in every aspect of their lives. The aim of the research is to determine the motivational perceptions that cause university students to spend time on social media. The research universe consists of undergraduate students of Marmara University Department of Information and Document Management studying in the 2023-2024 academic year. The scale used in the research was prepared by Balcı and Ayhan in 2007 in order to determine the students' internet usage motivations. However, the current scale was updated by İçirgin in 2018 by making its validity and reliability in order for young people to spend more time on social networks, which are a part of the internet. İçirgin (2018); replaced the concept of "internet" with the concept of "social media" in this study. Therefore, the "University Students' Social Media Usage Habits and Motivation" scale, the validity and reliability of which was made by İçirgin in 2018, was used within the scope of the study. The research was prepared using the general screening model and relational screening model, which are quantitative research methods. Two techniques were used as data collection methods in the research: electronic and printed. The data were analyzed with the SSPS program.