E Okwu and O Nsirim*
The study investigated collaborative technologies for sustaining digital library services in Rivers State academic libraries. Three objectives, three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a correlational research survey design. The population of the study was 66 librarians comprising all the state government owned academic libraries in Rivers State. Census sampling techniques was used to select all the respondents. Online questionnaire titled Collaborative Technologies for Sustaining Digital Library Services Questionnaire (CTSDLSQ) was used for data collection. A total of 55 responses were recorded and found valid for analysis. The data was analyzed using mean and standard deviation for the research questions and Pearson product moment correlation for the hypothesis. The study discovered that there is a significant relationship between collaborative technologies (Facebook, E-mail and video conferencing) and sustenance of digital library services in Rivers State academic libraries. The study recommended among others that librarians should put more efforts in leveraging Facebook for current awareness services.
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