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Privacy And Generation Y: Applying Library Values To Social Networking Sites, Peter Fernandez
Privacy And Generation Y: Applying Library Values To Social Networking Sites, Peter Fernandez
Peter Fernandez
Librarians face many challenges when dealing with issues of privacy within the mediated space of social networking sites. Conceptually, social networking sites differ from libraries on privacy as a value. Research about Generation Y students, the primary clientele of undergraduate libraries, can inform librarians’ relationship to this important emerging technology. Five recommendations assist librarians in expanding their traditional commitment to privacy into the realm of social networking sites.
Balancing Outreach And Privacy In Facebook: Five Guiding Decision Points, Peter Fernandez
Balancing Outreach And Privacy In Facebook: Five Guiding Decision Points, Peter Fernandez
Peter Fernandez
The purpose of this paper is to highlight five decision points intended to serve as guideposts for librarians attempting to conceptualize their own efforts within Facebook.