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dc.contributor.author Sumana Thero, Bodagama
dc.contributor.author Pagngnaloka Thero, K.
dc.contributor.author Sobitha Thero, Karapikkada
dc.date.accessioned 2016-11-17T05:22:00Z
dc.date.available 2016-11-17T05:22:00Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.citation Sumana Thero, Bodagama, Pagngnaloka Thero, K. and Sobitha Thero, Karapikkada 2016. The Way of Using Social Media Networks for Current Awareness Services. 1st International Conference on Library and Information Management (ICLIM - 2016), 21st - 22nd October 2016, Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. p 121. en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 978-955-704-003-5
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/15137
dc.description.abstract Social Media networks are very famous informativesources at present when comparing with other technologies. The purpose of this research is to examine the usage of to social media networks to promote Library and Information resources in between librarians and patrons in Sri Lankan as current awareness services. Current Awareness Services help to library for notifying library services to researches and other persons who need information. Presently, there are more social media networks in the world. Some examples are Face book, twitter, likened, Google +, you tube. Face book Social media networks are used by 1,100 100 100 peoples in the current world meanwhile the Face book is most popular network in Sri Lanka too. Therefore current awareness services which containing CAS list" Content pages services" Periodical Circulation" Paper cutting services" Accession list and the notification of fourth coming conversion and Research in progress are used by the librarians. Nevertheless public, schools, University and special librarians paylmeagerattention for these methods. The sole intention of this evaluattion is to notify the knowledge and information to promote CAS services by using social media. According to the study, although theSri Lankan libraries are connecting with social media but not more with CAS services. Some of libraries used to use social media networks under the friend groups, pages and ask a librarian. Therefore librarians have to be promoted to use this technology to notify library activities for patrons. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka en_US
dc.subject Social Media en_US
dc.subject Libraries en_US
dc.subject Current Awareness Services en_US
dc.subject Library Services en_US
dc.subject Patrons en_US
dc.title The Way of Using Social Media Networks for Current Awareness Services en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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