Teens, Libraries, and Social Networking: What Librarians Need to Know (Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides for Young Adult Librarians Series)

209 Pages·2011·0.84 MB·English

by  Denise E. Agosto

Teens, Libraries, and Social
Networking
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TEENS, LIBRARIES,
AND SOCIAL
NETWORKING
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What Librarians Need to Know
Denise E. Agosto and
June Abbas, Editors
Libraries Unlimited Professional Guides for Young
Adult Librarians Series
C. Allen Nichols and Mary Anne Nichols, Series Editors
Copyright 2011 by Denise E. Agosto and June Abbas
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Teens, libraries, and social networking : what librarians need to know /
Denise E. Agosto and June Abbas, editors.
p. cm. — (Recent titles in libraries unlimited professional guides for young
adult librarians)
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-59884-575-4 (hard copy : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-59884-576-1
(ebook) 1. Libraries and teenagers—United States. 2. Internet in young
adults’ libraries—United States. 3. Online social networks—United States.
I. Agosto, Denise E. II. Abbas, June, 1964–
Z718.5.T446 2011
027.62(cid:99)6—dc22 2011004690
ISBN: 978-1-59884-575-4
EISBN: 978-1-59884-576-1
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For Clifford and Ben, my very own teen informants.
JA
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CONTENTS
Series Foreword xiii
Introduction: Teens, Libraries, and Online Social Networks:
A New Era for Library Services to Young Adults xv
Denise E. Agosto and June Abbas
Defi ning “Social Networks” and “Social Networking”
within the Context of This Book xvii
How Do Public Libraries Use Online Social Networks to
Deliver Services to Teens? xvii
Overview of the Book xix
References xxii
Websites xxiii
1 What Do Public Librarians Really D o with Social Networking?
Profi les of Five Public Libraries 1
June Abbas and Denise E. Agosto
How U.S. Public Libraries Use Social Networks to
Serve Teens: Two Recent Studies 2
How Public Libraries Use Social Networks to
Serve Teens: Public Library Profi les 7
viii Contents
Where Do We Go from Here? 10
References 11
Websites 12
2 Looking Closely at Teens’ Use of Social Networks: What Do
High School Seniors Do Online? 13
Denise E. Agosto, Joyce Kasman Valenza, and June Abbas
Describing the Study 13
The Study Participants 14
What Did We Learn about Teens and Their
Use of Social Networks? 15
What Does All of This Mean for Library Services to Teens? 22
Conclusion 26
References 26
Websites 27
3 How Social Networking Sites Aid in Teen Development 29
Sean Rapacki
What Do Teens Need to Succeed? 29
How Do Social Networking Sites Give Teens
What They Need? 31
Ways Libraries Can Use Social Networking Sites to
Help Promote Healthy Teen Development 33
Conclusion 36
References 37
Websites 37
4 The Role of Media Literacy Education within Social
Networking and the Library 39
Belinha S. De Abreu
Media Literacy and Social Networking 40
Social Networking in the Popular Media 43
What about Libraries? 44
Conclusion 46
References 47
Website 48
5 If You Build It, Will They Come? A Comparison of Social
Networking Utilities 49
Stephanie D. Reynolds
Why Engage: To Build or Not to Build 50
Contents ix
Virtual Foundations: A View of the Landscape 50
Conclusion: It All Comes Down to Engaging Teen Library Users 56
References 57
Websites 58
6 Teens, Social Networking, and Safety and Privacy Issues 59
Denise E. Agosto and June Abbas
The Privacy and Security Confl ict: Protecting Personal
Information versus Engaging in Online Sharing 61
What Teens Think about Privacy and Security in
Social Networks 66
How Librarians Can Help Teens Protect Their Online
Privacy and Security 70
Where to Go for More Information 72
Conclusion: Maximizing Benefi ts, Reducing Risk 73
References 74
Websites 75
7 Social Networking: Teen Rights, Responsibilities, and
Legal Issues 77
Annette Lamb
Rights and Responsibilities 78
Balancing Privacy and Socializing 88
Organizations that Specialize in Online Safety Education 89
Acceptable Use Policies 90
Digital Citizenship 91
AASL Standards 92
Conclusion 93
Note 93
References 94
Websites 95
8 Using Social Networking Sites to Connect Teens with
Young Adult Literature 97
Janet Hilbun
Library Web Pages as Social Networking 98
Blogs 100
Video Book Reviews and Book Trailers 103
Online Book Clubs and Literature Circles 104
Book-Sharing Social Networks 106