Undergraduates’ Use of Social Media as Information Sources
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Undergraduates' Use of Social Media as Information Sources
Social media have become increasingly popular among different user groups. Although used for social purposes, some social media platforms (e.g., Wikipedia) have been emerging as important information sources. Focusing on undergraduate students, a survey was conducted to investigate the following: (1) which social media platforms are used as information sources, (2) what are the main reasons for...
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عنوان ژورنال: College & Research Libraries
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2150-6701,0010-0870
DOI: 10.5860/crl.75.4.442