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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.

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...

Social media and its usage in Libraries in Digital Environment

Department of Studies in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysur, 2023

The popularity of social media made it as a fastest communication tool for dissemination of information and influenced by all sorts of people, so as like others librarians are also influenced by social media. The social media tools are gaining its importance day by day. In the field of library science and library it is one of the most important and powerful tool for disseminating the library services. Library professional are using these tools for the purpose of the promoting library services and resource. But in India due to the lack of IT knowledge, awareness among the LIS professionals so also the internet connectivity problem, it is seen only used by the modern IT savvy people and modern libraries. There are different kinds of social media tools available globally but it is the librarians responsibility to make it use and choose a best available among them.

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 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.

Social Media Application and the Library

Social Media Strategies for Dynamic Library Service Development

The chapter discusses the emerging social media and its impact on libraries and information professionals. The chapter reveals that because of the fluidity and convenience of these tools, users all over the world have embraced their usages, gingering libraries and information professionals to adopt them or become irrelevant. The authors highlight how libraries can use these tools, the advantages inherent in using them, and possible challenges that may crop up with their use. The chapter concludes by recommending the inclusion of these tools in library plans, policies, and work schedule of library staff.