Social Networking Technologies are great tools for communications that are widely used in colleges and in the workplace, but should libraries make their presence known on Social Networking Sites? To find out I read this article http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6375465.html, what I liked most is the idea of using MySpace to promote activities and services of the library and the ability to contact students easily through specific groups.
Also the article "Libraries Get Social!!" goes on to give some excellent examples of the positive aspects of SNS (Social Networking Site) in the libraries. The question here is how safe are these webs and what are the issues involved. For example multiple schools and public libraries in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Malaysia have restricted access to MySpace.
Thinking that this action can protect students from online predators, although experts questioned the legality of such a ban not only that the students start to use web proxies and downloadable software, along with "fake browsers" in order to log in to the site! to sum up I think SNT would enables teens who are not traditionally library users and give them an opportunity to learn about and use the library, whenever they log onto their space.
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