Do you Facebook? Usage and applications of Facebook page among academic libraries in Malaysia

International Information and Library Review

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 239-249

  Ayu, A R Riza ^a   Abrizah, A ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Facebook; Malaysia; Social Networking Sites (SNS); Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

EID: 82255193929     PISSN: 10572317     EISSN: 10959297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iilr.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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