...Paula Marcelo-Martínez; Carmen Yot-Domínguez; Ingrid Mosquera Gende Purpose Social networks (SNs) play a significant role as environments supporting teacher professional development. The purpose of this to analyze the motivation and participation roles that Spanish teachers have when participating...

... information technology” undergirds personal knowledge infrastructures and supports KM and KB practices in the context of management consulting firms. The results uncover how personal knowledge infrastructures emerge from personal KM and KB practices, and the role of informal social networks as well as social...

... the detailed specificity of relations that define networks of learners and the ambient effect of wide accessibility to resources and people through open, online forums. Design/methodology/approach The paper follows the idea of a network from the ground up, outlining the social network perspective as a way...

... confirms that students and faculty are avid users of some, but not all, social media and the study raises some interesting questions regarding the differences between faculty and students. As these emerging social‐networking technologies become ubiquitous, educators and libraries must consider...

... Collections Partnerships Outreach Academic libraries Collaboration Exhibits Multiculturalism LibraryThing (web site) Social networks © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 In terms of location, the space chosen for the display was the Library's first‐floor main lobby, an area enhanced...

... their units and LIS curriculum and adopt Web 2.0 applications to their classes. On the other hand this research records for the first time the views of the Greek faculty members concerning Web 2.0 and social networks. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 This paper attempts to identify what Greek...

..., syndicating data outward not controlling what happens to it when it gets to the other end of the connection; Web 2.0 Social networks Library and information science Greece Library education Students User studies Web 2.0 is more about the human aspects of interactivity. It's about...

... . 322 pp.   $35.00 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Librarianship Social networks Libraries Communication technologies Much has changed in the world of social networking since the first edition of Blogging and RSS was published in 2006. In this new edition...

... for Archives and Local History Collections . London : Facet Publishing   2010 . 245 pages , ISBN: 978‐1‐85604‐687‐9   £49.95 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 --> Internet Information management Archives management Social networks Digital storage In Web 2.0 Tools...

...Andrea Dickson; Robert P. Holley Purpose The goal of this paper is to examine the use of the major social networking tools in academic libraries in the USA. As college students are heavy users of social networking, such efforts provide academic libraries with outreach possibilities to students who...

...Lisa Gieskes Purpose This paper aims to explore the viability of social networking software as a new tool for librarian recruitment and retention. Design/methodology/approach Emerging technologies such as social networking software enable new and unique opportunities for the recruitment...

... found that college students are not likely to participate in social networking services offered by libraries. One student even went so far as to say “[Social networking is] just not the library's function” (De Rosa et al., 2007 pp. A‐11). In an opinion piece for Computers in Libraries...