16 · Survey Results: Executive Summary
are part widget, part media sharing applications, part
instant messaging, etc. While the data in this survey
offers a snapshot of the past, it also offers a glimpse
of the future. Whatever the future holds, it is certain
that ARL libraries will continue to offer and expand
upon the social software offerings of today.
Notes
1 Yadav, Sid. “Facebook – The Complete Biography.”
Mashable: Social Networking News. August 25, 2008.
http://mashable.com/2006/08/25/facebook-profile/
Viewed July 18, 2008.
2 Ronan, Jana. 2003. Chat Reference. Libraries
Unlimited, p. 2.
3 The WELL. 2008 Salon Media Group Inc. 101 Spear
Street, Suite 203, San Francisco, CA 94105
http://www.well.com/aboutwell.html Viewed July
18, 2008.
4 “Social Networking Timeline.” Searcher 15 no. 7 (July
2007): 38.
are part widget, part media sharing applications, part
instant messaging, etc. While the data in this survey
offers a snapshot of the past, it also offers a glimpse
of the future. Whatever the future holds, it is certain
that ARL libraries will continue to offer and expand
upon the social software offerings of today.
Notes
1 Yadav, Sid. “Facebook – The Complete Biography.”
Mashable: Social Networking News. August 25, 2008.
http://mashable.com/2006/08/25/facebook-profile/
Viewed July 18, 2008.
2 Ronan, Jana. 2003. Chat Reference. Libraries
Unlimited, p. 2.
3 The WELL. 2008 Salon Media Group Inc. 101 Spear
Street, Suite 203, San Francisco, CA 94105
http://www.well.com/aboutwell.html Viewed July
18, 2008.
4 “Social Networking Timeline.” Searcher 15 no. 7 (July
2007): 38.
