| Article Name : | |
| A STUDY OF USE AND UTILITY OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN THE PROMOTION OF TODAY’S LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES |
| Author Name : | |
| Satya Nand Pandey , H. Vairagare |
| Publisher : | |
| Ashok Yakkaldevi |
| Article Series No. : | |
| ISRJ-395 |
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| Abstract : | |
| Social media has become the prime need of the day for the people to stay in touch with each other. The impact of social networking sites can be seen in each and every aspect of human activities. Library and Information Services are also affected by the usefulness of Social media tools and now Library and Information Professionals are also using social networking sites to promote various services of their respective libraries in the users’ community. The users also find it easy to get in touch with Library and Information Services by using Social Networking tools by simply sitting at a place. This study deals with the usage and importance of selected tools and techniques of social media which are now widely used by Library and Information Center for the promotion of their services and invite users for interaction in knowledge searching process. The study reveals the usefulness of social media tools for Library and Information Professionals and highlights the utility of social networking sites on day to day proceedings of the present day Libraries and Information centers of all types. |
| Keywords : | |
- social media
- social networking
- blogs
- digital library
- facebook
- digital reference service
- youtube
- twitter
- wikis
- flickr
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