Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to increase the understanding of what electronic
social networking encompasses. It also aims to educate IT, business decision makers …

Purpose–This paper aims to analyse various aspects of an academic social network: the
profile of users, the reasons for its use, its perceived benefits and the use of other social …

Purpose–The goal of this paper is to examine the use of the major social networking tools in
academic libraries in the USA. As college students are heavy users of social networking …

Social Networking sites are one of the new technologies offering libraries the opportunity to
reach out to its clients. The use of this platform has affected the operations and service …

This is an exploratory study investigating the use of social networking tools in academic
libraries, examining the extent of their use, library staff's perceptions of their usefulness and …

Purpose–This paper aims to examine social media communication that may consist of a
database for online research and may create an online imagined community that follows …

The purpose of this paper is to discover which social networking sites international students
prefer for information dissemination activities. As more libraries experiment with social …

This paper examines how Nigerian Libraries can leverage on social networking and social
media skills to provide dynamic library services in the face of dwindling economic problems …

While the burgeoning trend in online social networks has gained much attention from the
media, few studies in library science have yet to address the topic in depth. This article …