The Use of Facebook in Academic Medical Libraries

Use of Facebook in Academic Health Sciences Libraries by Dean Henfrix, Deborah Chiarella, Linda Hasman, Sharon Murphy, and Michelle Zafron. I was surprised that only 9 out of the 72 medical libraries surveyed maintained Facebook pages. I think that sometimes I forget that not everyone is dialed into the Social Media Society. But I felt unnerved by the fact that those 9 libraries were not very confidant in their pages ability to succeed or continue. I understand that implementing a new component to the Library can be dificult but it should also only be implemented if there is a need for it. I agree with the articles conclusion that there is not really enough data with this small of a response to determine the most used aspects of Facebook within Medical Academic Libraries. As a librarian I can see how it might be difficult to use various aspects of social media with such a specialized library field.