SOCIAL MEDIA, SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES, AND APPLICATIONS IN THE LIBRARY

User approach towards library is changing gradually; it wants the most practical and speed information in the e-learning age. But retrieving quick and easy information from users is a big challenge for library professionals. Social media helps library professionals to share information with patrons and students in the easiest way for the digital library environment.

That social networking tools were helpful in promoting library services was consistent with the finding that the two most reported purposes for which libraries used social networking tools were the promotion of library events such as exhibitions, competitions, talks, seminars, workshops, tutorials, training courses and dissemination of news events alert, library updates.

Purposes for using social networking tools, included the following to offer to convey general library information and offer online resources.