Journal article
Teens, Libraries, and Social Media: Myths and Reality
Public library quarterly (New York, N.Y.), v 34(4), pp 318-327
02 Oct 2015
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Abstract
This article presents a brief overview of research relating to teens, libraries, and social media. It also summarizes a recent multimethod study of how public and school libraries fit into U.S. teens' increasingly online information lives. The study results debunk five popular myths about teens and social media and reveal many positive ways that teens are using social media to connect with peers and adults and to seek and share information. The article concludes with a discussion of the role that libraries can play in designing services and programs to encourage teens to engage in positive social media use.
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- Title
- Teens, Libraries, and Social Media: Myths and Reality
- Creators
- Denise E Agosto - Drexel University, PhiladelphiaMichelle Purcell - Drexel University, PhiladelphiaRachel M Magee - University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignAndrea Forte - Drexel University, Philadelphia
- Publication Details
- Public library quarterly (New York, N.Y.), v 34(4), pp 318-327
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Information Science
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000443359700003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84949515997
- Other Identifier
- 991014976884704721
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- Information Science & Library Science