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Building Digital Libraries: Role of Social (Open Source) Software

Building Digital Libraries: Role of Social (Open Source) Software
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Author(s): Kshema Prakash (Dayalbagh Educational Institute, India), Jason A. Pannone (Harvard University, USA)and K. Santi Swarup (Dayalbagh Educational Institute, India)
Copyright: 2010
Pages: 18
Source title: Developing Sustainable Digital Libraries: Socio-Technical Perspectives
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Tariq Ashraf (University of Delhi, India), Jaideep Sharma (Indira Gandhi National Open University, India)and Puja Anand Gulati (University of Delhi, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-767-1.ch005

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Abstract

Blogging is a relatively recent phenomenon, and its use in academic libraries is in nascent stage. The authors of this chapter use blogs as part of their outreach to patrons, though in slightly different contexts and for slightly different purposes. Blogging can be an important component of digital libraries, one that allows for timely two-way communication of news, information, bibliographic instruction, and the like. While challenges have been raised to the worth and value of academic library blogs (e.g., Gorman, 2005), the authors believe, based on the research and their experience, that blogging is a useful tool for academic librarians and digital libraries.

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