(Since starting the Science and Pharmacy blog, my Twitter site and Delicious, which is used for our "Selected Websites", I have become more convinced than ever that social networking is extremely important in terms of liaison and communication with our users. It is not difficult to do, it is FUN, INTERESTING, STIMULATING & CHALLENGING, and the rewards are well worth the time spent!
Some conclusions from
this article
- benefits
of using these tools are perceived to outweigh the costs, which were reported to be minimal,
- Social networking tools were perceived to be helpful in promoting library services and interacting with students.
- helpful for internal staff communication
- implementation of these tools by
library staff was found to be challenged by limited
time and perceived inadequacy of the staff to keep pace with the
development
of technology
- Provision of training for staff users was found to be inadequate, and this indicates a component that needs
to be addressed by organizations that intend to launch social networking platforms effectively.
"......The phenomenon of social networking tools is likely to continue evolving
rapidly.
As this occurs, libraries make up one group that
may benefit from utilizing these tools in an evolving manner as well.
Findings
of this study suggest that factors related to time
pressure and competencies of staff need to be addressed in order to
encourage
libraries to take advantage of benefits offered by
these web technologies."
1 comment:
Great post, you are setting a great example, re use of blogs, for staff at Rhodes University Library
see: http://rulscipharm.blogspot.com/
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