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Purpose

A recent for‐credit, library research class at the University of Florida experimented with the use of the social networking site Facebook as an online course management software solution for their research methodology class. This paper seeks to examine this issue.

Design/methodology/approach

Using Facebook Groups to set up a class page, instructors made a case study of the flexibility, functionality and utility of using Facebook as an academic communication channel with students.

Findings

The resulting paper reviews the literature of Facebook's academic uses to date.

Originality/value

This lies in the innovation of pushing forward with incorporating portions of social networking sites into the classroom and the University of Florida librarians' experiences during the semester.

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