International Journal of
Library and Information Science

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Lib. Inf. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2537
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLIS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 246

Full Length Research Paper

Factors affecting adoption of social media by women’s non-governmental organisations (WNGOs)

Muhammad Kabir Abubakar
  • Muhammad Kabir Abubakar
  • Department of Library and Information Science, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina, Nigeria.
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Mooko Neo Patricia
  • Mooko Neo Patricia
  • Department of Library and Information Studies, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
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Oladokun Olugbade Samuel
  • Oladokun Olugbade Samuel
  • Department of Library and Information Studies, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
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Angelina Totolo
  • Angelina Totolo
  • Department of Library and Information Studies, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
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  •  Received: 11 May 2017
  •  Accepted: 30 May 2017
  •  Published: 31 October 2017

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