ALEE Conference 17-18 Feb.2012 at SNDT University, Mumbai

Use of Social Networking Sites and Web 2.0 Tools in Academic Libraries: An Overview

Vinita JainMaharshi Dayanand College

Parel, Mumbai-12library@mdcollege.in

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Introduction

• Social network could be a group consisting of individuals having interactions with each other, bonded by sentiments having common goal.

• Social networking sites (SNS) could enable librarians and end users not only to interact, but to share and change resources dynamically in an electronic medium

• Web 2.0 has created new ways of working, including opening up new opportunities in learning and teaching.

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Why in Libraries?

Exchanging information & views

Working online

Marketing of Library services

Connecting to all the members

Instant Messaging

Social Networking

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Growth of Social Networking sites1995 Classmates.com2002 Friendster.com2003 Myspace.com /delicious.com2004 Orkut.com / Facebook.com2005 Yahoo!3602007 Friendfeed

1.2 billion users use SNS. 82% of world’s internet population over the age of 15 now log on to social networks (26-12-2011)

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The Growth of SNS in India http://hellboundbloggers.com/2011/02/09/growth-of-social-sites-india/

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Review of Literature

• A survey of 126 academic libraries by librarians Carnigo & Barnett, (2007)had found that 54% of the librarians surveyed did not believe that there was an academic purpose for facebook.

• Luo (2010) presented a survey study investigating how students in an online MLIS program use social networking websites to socialize with their peers and to develop a professional network.

• Click & Petit, (2010) discussed free online librarians for use with library information and information literacy training, with a focus on social media and web 2.0 technologies, including social networking websites facebook and twitter, blogs, RSS, wikis & video sharing.

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Review of Literature

• Seckor (2005) discovered that 1300 students from Georgia institute of technology were registered with facebook and SNS as an ‘outreach tool to promote library services to students in the school of Mechanical Engineering.’

• Kulkarni, Ghosekar, & Katkar, (2010) In their article highlights various blogs available today’s scenario for wide spread of information to cope up with the ever changing information need of stakeholders in the digital era.

WHAT IS WEB 2.0• In a Web 2.0 environment it is possible to put a document up onto the web and, using a web based word processor, all your colleagues can make changes to it (which can be seen and rolled back if necessary) there and then.• It has evolved into a dynamic, interactive and collaborative platform that facilitates exchange of knowledge and information amongst its users.

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Application of Web 2.0 tools in Library & Information Sc.Web 2.0 Tools Library Application

Wikis Reference resources wiki can be built for FAQs

Blogs -Used as discussion forum- Serve as a platform where user can file their queries and suggestions regarding the services and activities of the library

Podcasting -Highlights new resources-Enable librarians to share information with anyone at any time-Can be publishing tool for marketing of library services & products

Tagging -It can be applied to LIS for editing the subject headings from user point of view and thereby enhancing the indexing and relevancy of the searches, making the collection more dynamic.

RSS -Integrating library services through RSS feeds-Promotes events organized in the library for library users.

You Tube -Can be used for marketing of library services -Library tour

IM -Instant clarification for the queries from end users- Can send text, video, audio files related to library

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Web 2.0 applications @ KVPattam Library

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Library Home Pagewww.mdcollege.in/library

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Library Blog www.mdcollegelibrary.blogspot.com http://podarlibrary.blogspot.com/

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Libraries on Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Maharshi-dayanand-college-Library/154181127974190 http://www.facebook.com/libraryofcongress

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Publicize events on facebook to reach maximum users

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SNS in News

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Conclusion

• Social media provide a shift in how people discover, read and share news, information and content. It is a fusion of sociology and technology transforming monologue into dialog and is the democratization of information, transformation people from content readers into publishers.

• The use of Web 2.0 tools & applications will constitute a meaningful and substantive change in the history of libraries.

• The library collection will become more interactive & fully accessible.

• With Web 2.0 technologies the libraries can build their user communities on the net, so that the users can join the community and share knowledge overcoming all the limitations of communications that were existing earlier.

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Social Networking

Everything is connected to everything!!!

Thank You !!!!