Saturday, December 15, 2007

The ABC's: Overview of Social Software

Review of Social Software

Social networking sites: Getting friendly with our usersC&RL News,

December 2007Vol. 68, No. 11
by Cliff Landis

Social networking sites have grown in popularity over the last few years, particularly among teenagers and young adults. These are often the populations that academic institutions reach out to for both recruitment and retention. It is not surprising, then, that academic libraries and librarians have joined the movement to include social networking sites in library marketing, outreach, instruction, and reference efforts.

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For the complete article click on the following link:

http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2007/december07/socialnetwrkg.cfm

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