Social networking in academic libraries: The possibilities and the concerns

New Library World

Volumn 111, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 468-479

  Dickson, Andrea ^a   Holley, Robert P ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Social networking sites; Social networks; Students; United States of America; Wikis

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649285197     PISSN: 03074803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03074801011094840     Document Type: Article

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