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Use of Social Media in Libraries
The paper discusses about 'social media' in general and throw lights into the most useful social media tools or technologies for libraries. It also presents tips for successful social media use in libraries.
Social Media Use in Academic Libraries
Social Media for Communication and Instruction in Academic Libraries, 2019
Social media use has become the norm in information services delivery. It holds the unique advantage of delivering service to users through social interaction. This chapter discussed social media use in academic libraries in a developing country: Nigeria. It examined the concept and definition of social media; it also discussed trends in social media usage in libraries. The chapter further outlined the types of social media tools used in libraries. It discussed the peculiar challenges of social media use in Nigeria and proffered solutions.
Use of Social Media in Library Services: A Best Practice at Binghamton University Library
INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar eBooks, 2019
Social media denotes the websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking. In this digital era modern libraries use social media as a platform for knowledge sharing, information dissemination and communication. This paper describes use of social media in Binghamton university libraries. Authors have taken Facebook, twitter, YouTube and Pinterest for study. The study focus two aspects: type of content published and user engagement to evaluate the response.
International Journal of Research in Library Science
Libraries are the early pioneers in using social media, Social media has the potential to facilitate much closer relationships between libraries and their patronswherever users are based, and however they choose to learn about and access library services and resources. Social media can be an effective tool for building and engaging community. In this article we discussed about the social media its growth, applications in library and information services, advantages of the social media in libraries and the challenges encountered. Current usage of social media by the library community generally remains ad hoc and somewhat experimental, but the uptake of these tools is accelerating, and they will play an important role in library service in the future.
Incorporating Social Media into Library Services: Present Scenario at East West University Library
2019
In the third millennium, people look forward for ushering the innovations and people's rapport is getting more and more convenient with the growth of social media tools. The usages of social media by libraries encompass a vast array of platforms with many contingencies features containing new ways for library patrons in terms of promoting their information services and products. This paper delineates elaborately the incorporation of social media by East West University Library (EWU, L), Bangladesh as it is one of the precursor academic libraries in Bangladesh where all forms of contemporary technologies and services have been integrating with great importance. This library has been practicing a variety of social media tools, which have been explored from personal observation and practical experiences. The effectiveness of the diversified use of social media tools in academic libraries in order to maximize the usage of library collections and services as well as to fulfill the us...
Use and Impact of Social media and Social Networks in Libraries
CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research - Zenodo, 2022
As the advancement of 21 st century libraries tries to use social networking sites and social media skills to provide dynamic library services. Most librarians are trying to make available their resources in digital form to reach the users. The ICT has changed the way information has been stored, retrieved and disseminated by libraries. In this era, libraries are providing electronic access to a wide variety of resources, including indexes, full-text articles and complete journals with back files. Libraries have been moving towards an electronic environment, in which sufficient computers are necessary for patrons to access information. These advances made the ongoing efforts to support the traditional services and processes with electronic versions economically feasible for libraries and their users. This article tries to explain how libraries can exploits social networking sites and social media skills to provide dynamic library services.
SOCIAL MEDIA AND LIBRARIES: EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTION AND
International Journal of Current Research, 2025
In this digital age, libraries have transformed from their conventional roles to dynamic hubs of learning, interaction, and community development. Social media platforms present spectacular opportunities for libraries to market services, disseminate resources This research reviews the strategies employed by academic and public libraries in utilizing social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, TikTok, and YouTube to increase visibility and user interaction. Drawi presents successful strategies in terms of content creation, platform selection, and community interaction. The research identifies that libraries implementing strategic so supporting staff achieve significantly improved levels of user interaction (65% improvement) and service use (58% improvement). The research confirms that multimedia content, in the form of short form video, produces 2.5 times higher presents data including platform implementation of these strategies, libraries can enhance their digital outreach activities and cement their position as online anchors in increasingly online communities. Copyright©2025, Girish Rathod. This is an open access distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided This research examines The imperative role of social media in contemporary libraries
SOCIAL MEDIA FOR EFFECTIVE LIBRARY SERVICES
BASU NCALUC, 2018
The present era is the age of information science and technology. Social media is a most powerful tool for connecting people to share photo, videos and ideas. In this paper we are discussing about social media works in libraries, library social media, advances of social media and challenges of social media.