Ruth Sara Connell. 2009, Academic Libraries, Facebook and MySpace, and Student Outreach: A Survey of Student Opinion. portal: Libraries and the Academy, Volume 9, Number 1, 25-36 - 1 views
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Lorri Mon on 03 Oct 11p.31 Of 366 university undergrads surveyed in 2008, 92.3% used Facebook and 41.3% MySpace, only 21 students used neither; 74.9% were willing to 'friend' the library; 79.2% were willing to receive announcements & communications from library via FB/MySpace
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Miki Wolfe on 31 Oct 11*students willingness to "friend" the library indicates the potential for weak links exist (presently latent) *how can libraries provide value-added services with social media? People use social networks for short info searches and queries. Libraries can be useful in this respect, particularly if people have already indicated a willingness to include them in their network.