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

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

Kshema Prakash, Jason A. Pannone, K. Santi Swarup
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781615207671|ISBN10: 1615207678|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616922849|EISBN13: 9781615207688
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-767-1.ch005
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Prakash, Kshema, et al. "Building Digital Libraries: Role of Social (Open Source) Software." Developing Sustainable Digital Libraries: Socio-Technical Perspectives, edited by Tariq Ashraf, et al., IGI Global, 2010, pp. 90-107. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-767-1.ch005

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Prakash, K., Pannone, J. A., & Swarup, K. S. (2010). Building Digital Libraries: Role of Social (Open Source) Software. In T. Ashraf, J. Sharma, & P. Gulati (Eds.), Developing Sustainable Digital Libraries: Socio-Technical Perspectives (pp. 90-107). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-767-1.ch005

Chicago

Prakash, Kshema, Jason A. Pannone, and K. Santi Swarup. "Building Digital Libraries: Role of Social (Open Source) Software." In Developing Sustainable Digital Libraries: Socio-Technical Perspectives, edited by Tariq Ashraf, Jaideep Sharma, and Puja Anand Gulati, 90-107. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/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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