Adoption of Social Networking in Asian National Libraries ’ Websites

Social networking is a Web 2.0 technology. It represents an emerging suite of applications that hold immense potential in enriching communication, enabling collaboration, and fostering innovation. Very little research/work has been done in social networking applications in the national library websites of Asian countries. This paper talk of Asian national library websites collected and analyzed to see the use of Web 2.0 tools and technologies among them using the content analysis method. The paper concludes by highlighting various purposes and features of social networking applications in Asian national library websites. It is found that among the 24 national libraries, which have adopted Web 2.0 technologies, only 13 national libraries make use of the social networking sites of Web 2.0 technologies