Facebook as a Library Tool: Perceived vs. Actual Use
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| author | Jacobson, Terra B. |
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| contents | Facebook as a Library Tool: Perceived vs. Actual Use Jacobson, Terra B. Social Networks Computer Mediated Communication Educational Technology Libraries Intention Use Studies Computer Oriented Programs Content Analysis Web 2.0 Technologies As Facebook has come to dominate the social networking site arena, more libraries have created their own library pages on Facebook to create library awareness and to function as a marketing tool. This paper examines reported versus actual use of Facebook in libraries to identify discrepancies between intended goals and actual use. The results of a 2009 study about the use of Facebook in libraries are used as a guide to gauge the perceived and actual uses for Facebook in this study. Results of the test reveal that the two ranks are not statistically different, but that there is a noticeable difference when looking at the perceived and actual rankings qualitatively. |
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| language | en |
| publishDate | 2011 |
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| spellingShingle | Facebook as a Library Tool: Perceived vs. Actual Use Jacobson, Terra B. Social Networks Computer Mediated Communication Educational Technology Libraries Intention Use Studies Computer Oriented Programs Content Analysis Web 2.0 Technologies Facebook as a Library Tool: Perceived vs. Actual Use Jacobson, Terra B. Social Networks Computer Mediated Communication Educational Technology Libraries Intention Use Studies Computer Oriented Programs Content Analysis Web 2.0 Technologies As Facebook has come to dominate the social networking site arena, more libraries have created their own library pages on Facebook to create library awareness and to function as a marketing tool. This paper examines reported versus actual use of Facebook in libraries to identify discrepancies between intended goals and actual use. The results of a 2009 study about the use of Facebook in libraries are used as a guide to gauge the perceived and actual uses for Facebook in this study. Results of the test reveal that the two ranks are not statistically different, but that there is a noticeable difference when looking at the perceived and actual rankings qualitatively. |
| title | Facebook as a Library Tool: Perceived vs. Actual Use |
| topic | Social Networks Computer Mediated Communication Educational Technology Libraries Intention Use Studies Computer Oriented Programs Content Analysis Web 2.0 Technologies |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1064837 |