***APOLOGIES FOR RECEIPT OF DUPLICATE POSTINGS*** Colleagues/ I have discovered A Most Interesting Post That Has Sent Thrills Up My Spine [:-) [University of Michigan Survey] / Posted December 15, 2007 / userslib.com QUESTION: If you could contact a librarian via Facebook or MySpace for help with your research, would you? If not, why? Data/Analysis A total of 23% of respondents stated that *yes* or *maybe* they would be interested in contacting a librarian via these two social networking sites. Undergrads had a slightly higher than average percentage of 34%. Nearly half of the total respondents stated they would not be interested, but for various reasons - the biggest reason being that they feel the current methods (in-person, email, IM) are more than sufficient. 14% said no because they felt it was inappropriate or that Facebook/MySpace is a social tool, not a research tool. Links / Graphics / And More at [ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/01/data-students-facebook-libr... ] Thanks to Suzanne Chapman, interface and user testing specialist for the University of Michigan Library*s Digital Library Production Service, and Team !!! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck@iastate.edu There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come Victor Hugo [ http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]