Use and Impact of Social media and Social Networks in Libraries

As the advancement of 21st century libraries tries to use social networking sites and social media skills to provide dynamic library services. Most librarians are trying to make available their resources in digital form to reach the users. The ICT has changed the way information has been stored, retrieved and disseminated by libraries. In this era, libraries are providing electronic access to a wide variety of resources, including indexes, full-text articles and complete journals with back files. Libraries have been moving towards an electronic environment, in which sufficient computers are necessary for patrons to access information. These advances made the ongoing efforts to support the traditional services and processes with electronic versions economically feasible for libraries and their users. This article tries to explain how libraries can exploits social networking sites and social media skills to provide dynamic library services