Social Media and the Library

Abstract

This paper discusses the concept of social media, types of social media which includes twitter, facebook, digg e.t.c. It also describes the areas in which social media can be used in the library such as reference and instant messages such as e-mails, and the types of social media tools used in the library which includes wiki, chatzy and doodle e.t.c.. The paper also talked about the voices for the library which includes the provision of a place where anyone who loves and values the libraries resources and can share their experiences about information gotten from the library collections. It also gives the challenges faced by using the social media such as inadequate technical know-how to manned the internet connectivity to a huge demographic community which researches are acquired from other libraries therefore the paper recommended and concludes by creating awareness for this media.