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On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 5:38 AM, Stephen B. Alayon <[email protected]>wrote: > This might be of interest to you. > > Mahmood, K., & Jr, J. V. R. (2013). Impact of Web 2.0 technologies on > academic libraries: A survey of ARL libraries. *The Electronic Library, ** > 31*(4), 7–7. > http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=17090472 > > > *Purpose* - A survey of academic libraries about the adoption and > perceived impact of Web 2.0 technologies > * > * > *Design/methodology/approach* - Sixty-seven US academic libraries > participated among the members of the Association of Research Libraries. > * > * > *Findings* - It was found that each library was using some form of such > technologies. RSS, blogs, social networking sites, wikis and instant > messaging were the most adopted technologies. On a Likert type scale the > participant librarians significantly preferred advantages of Web 2.0 over > disadvantages. There was a significant positive correlation between the > extent of Web 2.0 adoption in libraries and librarians’ opinion about their > advantages. > > *Originality/value* - The paper is useful for future planning of the use > of Web 2.0 technologies in academic libraries. > > thank you, > > stephen > > STEPHEN B. ALAYON > Data Bank Senior Information Assistant > Library and Data Banking Services Section > Training and Information Division > Aquaculture Department (AQD) > Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) > Tigbauan, Iloilo 5021 Philippines > URL: http://www.seafdec.org.ph > Telephone No.: 63 33 5119170 to 71 local 409 > Fax No.: 63 33 5119174 > Mobile Phone No.: 63 919 4506688 > Email Add: [email protected], > [email protected]<%[email protected]> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Filipino Librarians" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/filipinolibrarians. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Filipino Librarians" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/filipinolibrarians. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
