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ISSN: 2360-7858 |
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Journal of Academic Library and Information Science |
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Vol. 8(4), pp. 116–120, May, 2020. ISSN: 2360-7858 DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2020.140
Research
The use of social media among library professionals and patrons: A review of literature
1Abimbola Labake Agboke* and 2Felicia Nkatv Undie
1University Library, University of Uyo, Uyo. Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. *Corresponding author’s E-mail: E-mail: bimbo.agboke@yahoo.com 2Department of Library and Information Science, Cross River University of Technology Calabar, Nigeria. E – mail: nkatvfelicia@gmail.com
Accepted 29 May 2020
This paper focused on the utilization of social media by the library professionals and library users. It provides the understanding of social media, the most popular social media platforms utilized in the libraries. It also mentions the reasons for adoption of social media in libraries be it academic, public, school libraries and other types of library. This is a review paper on the use of social media among library professionals and patrons. The findings reveal the contributions of social media to the libraries. Social media makes things easy for the library professionals and library users. It enables them to connect, create awareness to new information, to disseminate information instantly and helps to market the library resources and services. Therefore, it is recommended amongst others that the library management board should encourage the use of social media in libraries.
Keywords: Use, Social media, Library patrons, Library professional, Library 2.0, Web 2.0
Cite This Article As: Agboke AL., Undie FN (2020). The use of social media among library professionals and patrons: A review of literature. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 8(4): 116-120 |
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