...Raj Kumar Bhardwaj Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare four popular academic social networking sites (ASNSs), namely, ResearchGate, Academia.edu, Mendeley and Zotero. Design/methodology/approach Evaluation method has been used with the help of checklist covering various features...

... to improve or to implement their Facebook activities. The improvement should advance library service, both on Facebook and in real life. Originality/value – The paper confirms that Croatian school librarians are aware of the importance of social networking sites for communication with patrons...

... Social networking sites Privacy Data security Social media Comparative law European law Social sciences Media literacy “Personal data is the new oil of the internet and the new currency of the digital world”. This is an ominous quote of former European Commissioner of Consumer Protection...

...Matthew Loving; Marilyn Ochoa 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...

... database. The first author also examined librarian blogs and library accounts in various social networking sites. Findings Social networking can be an effective method of student outreach in academic libraries if libraries take care to respect student privacy and to provide equal coverage for all...