Use of Social Media and Networking for Digital Libraries & Scholarship Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) University Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) New Meharuli Road, New Delhi - 110067 Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Fax : +91-11-26741603 Email: rcgaur@mail.jnu.ac.in ;rcgaur66@gmail.com URL: www.jnu.ac.in Brief Profile: http://www.jnu.ac.in/Library/RameshCGaur.htm

Taylor & Francis SM survey Some facts based on Taylor & Francis SM survey Thanks to Shafina Segon Head of Marketing, South Asia Journals & Online Resources http://bit.ly/LibrarySM

By country Country Respondents Percentages United States 182 56.0% Chile 1 0.3% United Kingdom 50 15.4% Finland India 12 3.7% Germany Australia 7 2.2% Ghana Ireland 6 1.8% Hong Kong South Africa 5 1.5% Indonesia Spain 4 1.2% Israel Brazil 3 0.9% Jamaica Canada Japan Malaysia Lebanon New Zealand Lithuania Philippines Moldova Switzerland Nigeria Czech Republic 2 0.6% Norway France Poland Greece Puerto Rico Hungary Singapore Italy   Slovenia Netherlands Sri Lanka Pakistan Sweden Portugal Turkey Argentina Vietnam Bahamas Zimbabwe

How often librarians post on social media 13% 9% Once a week Never 26% Less than once a month 7% Two to four times a week Once a day 10% Once a month 5% 20% Two or three times a month 11% More than once a day

Managing social media accounts How many people look after the social media accounts for the library? Has your library implemented a Social Media policy?  No plans for implementation    Planned  Implemented

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Channels currently used Please rate how often you use the following Social Media channels in the library:

Top 5 uses for social media in the library Events promotion 76% Library Services Promotion 72% Resources/collections promotion 70% Library refurbishment updates 63% Promotion of new acquisitions 61% 9

Top 5 uses for social media in the library Events promotion 76% Library Services Promotion 72% Resources/collections promotion 70% Library refurbishment updates 63% Promotion of new acquisitions 61% 10

Social Media in the Library the current reality 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 72% Librarians saying social media is important Social Media in the Library the current reality 26% 20% 0 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9+ accounts Two to four times a week More than once a day Promote events Promote services Promote resources Customer feedback 86% 65% 39% 7% Social Media Policy 75% 57% 42% 7% 71% 55% 42% 5% 58% 38% 19% 6%  None  Planned  Implemented 1 2 3 4 5+ account managers not formalised

Use of Social Media for Digital Libraries Social Media As A Teaching Tool- The Role SM Plays In Information Literacy Building Digital Collections using SM Sharing Research using SM Disseminating Research using SM Referencing Citation Altmetrics Publishing

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Developing digital Collections using You Tube…1

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Many thanks rcgaur@mail.jnu.ac.in