Implementation of Web 2.0 services in academic, medical and research libraries: A scoping review

Health Information and Libraries Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 90-109

  Gardois, Paolo ^a   Colombi, Nicoletta ^b   Grillo, Gaetano ^c   Villanacci, Maria C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c AOU San Giovanni Battista   (Italy)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Digital information resources; Evidence based library and information practice; Health science libraries; Library outreach; Research networks; Review and systematic search; Scoping review; Social networking; Web 2.0

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LIBRARY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED STATES;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LIBRARIES, DIGITAL; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861596539     PISSN: 14711834     EISSN: 14711842     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-1842.2012.00984.x     Document Type: Review

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