Why libraries should embrace social networking[1], three reasons[2]:
1) Libraries encourage and develop communities
2) Libraries develop culture
3) Libraries educate in communication means
It's not difficult to see libraries not only using social networks, but
training library users in their use?
[1] 25 Useful Social Networking Tools for Librarians
http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2008/25-useful-social-networking-tools-for-librarians/
[2] More on the Value of Libraries
http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2008/02/more_on_the_val.html
Gareth Osler (Liverpool)
Library Web admin and editor
http://libraryweb.info
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