Seeking out collective wisdom : cataloguers' use of social media

• Published in: Electronic library Vol. 32; no. 5; pp. 670 - 687
• Main Authors: Siddall, Bridgit, Liew, Chern Li
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley Emerald 01.01.2014; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Academic libraries; Catalogers; Collection management; Continuing education; Correlation; Current awareness services; Digital media; Education; Electronics; Exact sciences and technology; Informal Education; Information and communication sciences; Information science; Information science. Documentation; Internet; Library and information science. General aspects; Lists; Organizations; Role of Education; Science; Sciences and techniques of general use; Social media; Social networks; Statistical methods; Studies; Teaching Methods; Cataloging; Cataloguers; Mass media; Use; Social media
• ISSN: 0264-0473; 1758-616X
• DOI: 10.1108/EL-10-2012-0138

Explores the frequency with which Internet-based social media (namely, wikis, blogs, forums and electronic mailing lists) are used by cataloguers to seek what Judith Hopkins (2002) defines as 'specific (and immediate) current awareness' and 'general current awareness', with the aim of providing some insight into whether social media play a part in day-to-day practice and on-the-job learning of cataloguers. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.