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UserÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Opinion on Social Networking in Library Services: Evidence from Field Survey

Dhanasekaran P
University of Madras Chennai

Abstract: Social Network sites play a deterministic role in sharing information in the knowledge based era. The growing ICTs have further enhanced the importance of SNS in ordinary business life. In the library services, the SNS roles are immense and many students are using the same to exchange information quickly. The paper attempts to examine the importance of SNS in sharing of library services and knowledge sharing. The study found that there is positive responses from the students/ researchers and faculty members in using SNS in their academic life. Students opined that they exchange or receive information quickly due to SNS.

Keywords: Social Network Sites, Facebook, Whatsapp, Correlation Analysis UserÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Opinion on Social Networking in Library Services: Evidence from Field Survey

DOI:https://doi.org/10.6025/ijis/2020/12/1/21-26

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