Arab academic libraries engagement on the social web : an exploratory study
Other Title(s)
تفاعل المكتبات الأكاديمية العربية على الويب الجماعي : دراسة استكشافية
Joint Authors
Hasan, Amr Hasan Futuh
Shihatah, Ahmad Mahir Khafajah
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 26 (31 Jul. 2020), pp.381-400, 20 p.
Publisher
Arab Federation for Libraries and Information
Publication Date
2020-07-31
Country of Publication
Tunisia
No. of Pages
20
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A tremendous amount has been written about the importance of social network sites as platforms that can be used by academic libraries to connect with a diverse community, increase the outreach and the presence of the libraries on the digital space.
however, despite the increased interest in social networks and libraries, Arab academic libraries did not receive much attention from scholars.
the current study seeks to shed light on the current situation of the Arab academic libraries and the progress they have made on the social web.
the results of the study reveal that Arab academic libraries are not giving much attention to SNS.
even the libraries which are utilizing these platforms are having many obstacles that demolish their efforts.
the limitation of this study is that it has been conducted on 15 libraries in three Arab countries; further studies that explore larger samples are needed to fully understand how Arab libraries are dealing with the social web.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shihatah, Ahmad Mahir Khafajah& Hasan, Amr Hasan Futuh. 2020. Arab academic libraries engagement on the social web : an exploratory study. Ialam،Vol. 2020, no. 26, pp.381-400.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1283179
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shihatah, Ahmad Mahir Khafajah& Hasan, Amr Hasan Futuh. Arab academic libraries engagement on the social web : an exploratory study. Ialam No. 26 (Jul. 2020), pp.381-400.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1283179
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shihatah, Ahmad Mahir Khafajah& Hasan, Amr Hasan Futuh. Arab academic libraries engagement on the social web : an exploratory study. Ialam. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 26, pp.381-400.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1283179
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 398-400
Record ID
BIM-1283179