Social software in libraries : building collaboration, communication, and community online - Farkas, Meredith G., 1977- (Medford, N.J. : Information Today, Inc., 2007)
What is social software? -- Blogs -- Blogs in libraries : practical applications -- RSS -- Wikis -- Online communities -- Social networking -- Social bookmarking and collaborative filtering -- Tools for synchronous online reference -- The mobile revolution -- Podcasts -- Screencasting and vodcasting -- Gaming -- What will work @ your library -- Keeping up : a primer -- Future trends in social software.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Libraries and the Internet; Telecommunication in libraries; Libraries and community; Libraries -- Information technology; Electronic reference services (Libraries); Online social networks; Blogs; RSS feeds; Wikis (Computer science); Podcasting