The usage data of library were divided into two periods, i.e., the usage data of pre- and post-adoption of Facebook by the library. The data were tabulated and analysed. Results and Discussion The initial data collection of for SNS has revealed that 89% of the students use student’s preference Facebook and about 9% use Twitter. The uses of other SNS by the students are negligible. The details are summarized in Table 1. Table-1: SNS accounts and their willingness to join SNS account Students’ Library’s Students Name of Students Students joined Students having Students willing enrolled SNS reported in the A/c to join library’s library’s with the having network (%) network having Library Account the A/c (%) 1406 Facebook 1253 1054 ~ 89 ~ 84 Twitter 127 72 ~ 9 ~ 57 * (Data as on 31st January 2013) . This has prompted the library to use Facebook, though library has its presence in Twitter but it is integrated with Facebook i.e., whenever we put a message in Facebook wall that would automatically be posted in Twitter. When, the 1st year students joined this institute in June 2012, they were targeted to have an idea about their perception of Facebook adoption. It is found that undergraduate students are less concerned library’s about their privacy and security rather than their postgraduate counterparts. Table 2 depicts the scenario. Table-2: Freshers SNS accounts and their willingness to join with SNS account. Library’s Students Student % of Total % of students willing to Number reported joined in students join network library’s of 1st having having the A/c having the A/c library’s year Facebook A/c Facebook students network Total 395 341 239 86.33 70.09 Admitted Undergraduate 302 251 185 83.11 73.71 Postgraduate 93 90 54 96.77 60 Most of the unwilling students perceive Facebook as the private and personal space and they do not want to share it with library staff. Some have even apprehension that library staff may be peeping into their
The usage data of library were divided into two periods, i.e., the usage data of pre- and post-adoption of Facebook by the library. The data were tabulated and analysed. Results and Discussion The initial data collection of student’s preference for SNS has revealed that 89% of the students use Facebook and about 9% use Twitter. The uses of other SNS by the students are negligible. The details are summarized in Table 1. Table-1: Students’ SNS accounts and their willingness to join Library’s SNS account Students enrolled with the Library Name of SNS Students reported having Account Students joined in library’s network Students having the A/c (%) Students willing to join library’s network having the A/c (%) 1406 Facebook 1253 1054 ~ 89 ~ 84 Twitter 127 72 ~ 9 ~ 57 * (Data as on 31st January 2013) . This has prompted the library to use Facebook, though library has its presence in Twitter but it is integrated with Facebook i.e., whenever we put a message in Facebook wall that would automatically be posted in Twitter. When, the 1st year students joined this institute in June 2012, they were targeted to have an idea about their perception of library’s Facebook adoption. It is found that undergraduate students are less concerned about their privacy and security rather than their postgraduate counterparts. Table 2 depicts the scenario. Table-2: Freshers SNS accounts and their willingness to join with Library’s SNS account. Number of 1st year students Students reported having Facebook A/c Student joined in library’s Facebook network % of Total students having the A/c % of students willing to join library’s network having the A/c Total Admitted 395 341 239 86.33 70.09 Undergraduate 302 251 185 83.11 73.71 Postgraduate 93 90 54 96.77 60 Most of the unwilling students perceive Facebook as the private and personal space and they do not want to share it with library staff. Some have even apprehension that library staff may be peeping into their
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