Facebook use in libraries: An exploratory analysis

Aslib Proceedings: New Information Perspectives

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 358-372

  Aharony, Noa ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Academic libraries; Exploratory analysis; Facebook; Information transfer; Public libraries; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC LIBRARIES; EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS; FACEBOOK; INFORMATION TRANSFERS; PUBLIC LIBRARY; SOCIAL NETWORKS;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

LIBRARIES;

EID: 84863498933     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00012531211244725     Document Type: Article

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