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Using Foursquare: Check‐Ins Are Not Just For Books!, Chee Hsien Aaron (Zheng Zhixian) Tay, Georgiana Glass, Shu Wen Chew
Using Foursquare: Check‐Ins Are Not Just For Books!, Chee Hsien Aaron (Zheng Zhixian) Tay, Georgiana Glass, Shu Wen Chew
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Purpose – This paper aims to provide an overview of how the National University of Singapore (NUS) Libraries has been using FourSquare Specials to engage users and to promote library activities and events. This paper will describe the implementation of various FourSquare “Specials” in the different library branches and the reactions of the users. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides an analysis of the check‐ins at the different NUS Libraries. Firstly, there is a comparison of the historical total number of check‐ins at the main Central Library versus other popular venues on campus, as well as a benchmark against other academic …