Monday, January 14, 2008

Social Networking

Friends:Social Networking Sites for Engaged Library Services blog post, Data: Students + Facebook + Library Outreach discusses an interesting study by Suzanne Chapman, Mike Creech, Susan Hollar, Ken Varnum of the University of Michigan (Report Date: January 9, 2008). The study found that 23% of respondents said yes or maybe to contacting librarians via Facebook or Myspace. This number went up when looking only at undergraduates.

Check out the study
or Suzanne Chapman's Blog.

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