scholarly journals Social media: A guide for college and university libraries

2010 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy Burkhardt
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
College And University

New Social Media Agendas for Teaching and Learning in Libraries

2015 ◽  
pp. 268-283
Author(s):  
Michelle Kowalsky ◽  
Bruce Whitham
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Peer Interaction ◽  
Research Process ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
College And University ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
New Research ◽  
Media Practices

This chapter reviews the current literature on the types of social media practices in college and university libraries, and suggests some new strategic agendas for utilizing these tools for teaching and learning about the research process, as well as other means to connect libraries to their users. Library educators continually hope to “meet students where they are” and use social media to “push” library content toward interested or potential university patrons. One new way to improve engagement and “pull” patrons toward an understanding of the usefulness of licensed resources and expert research help is through the channels of social media. By enhancing awareness of library resources at the point of need, and through existing social relationships between library users and their friends, libraries can encourage peer interaction around new research methods and tools as they emerge, while increasing the use of library materials (both online and within the library facility) in new and different ways.

Awareness on Social Media among the LIS Professionals in the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka: A Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 62-66
Author(s):  
Shilpa Uplaonkar ◽  
Kalikadevi G. Badiger
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Online Collaboration ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Agricultural Sciences ◽  
User Centric ◽  
The University

The present paper focuses on the explore of social media such as Face book, Twitter, Whatsapp, etc. to work as an effective tool for imparting information or knowledge and prove helpful in making awareness among Library and Information Science (LIS) Professionals of University Libraries of University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad as most important aspect of social mediaas its emphasis on online collaboration and sharing because it has social networking, user centric characteristics. Data was collected by means of a questionnaire that was circulated among the LIS Professionals of University Libraries of University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad randomly. Present article reports the survey of social media, in making awareness among LIS Professionals. Analysis will help the LIS professionals in deriving the benefits of Social media.

scholarly journals Libraries as Content Producers: How Library Publishing Services Address the Reading Experience

2017 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel G. Tracy
Keyword(s):  
User Studies ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Reading Experience ◽  
College And University ◽  
Lack Of Control ◽  
Baseline Information ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Publishing Services ◽  
Common Barriers

This study establishes baseline information about the ways library publishing services integrate user studies of their readers, as well as common barriers to doing so. The Library Publishing Coalition defines library publishing as “the set of activities led by college and university libraries to support the creation, dissemination, and curation of scholarly, creative, and/or educational works.” This area includes traditional as well as novel publication types. Results suggest that discussions of library publishing underrepresent engagement with readers but that ample room for increased attention remains. Existing reader-related efforts vary widely and may in some cases be happenstance. These efforts also face key barriers in lack of prioritization, lack of expertise, and lack of control of out-of-the-box platforms.

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