Social Networks and Their Role in the Development of Information Identity among Students of the College of Applied Sciences in Ibri

Abstract

Libraries, in the current era, seek to benefit from the various modern technologies that emerged as a result of the information and technological revolution. Social networks with their different types are one of the most important technologies which played a major role in creating channels of communication amongst users. This study examines the reality of the role of social networks in the development of information awareness among the students of the College of Applied Sciences in Ibri, where the researchers aim, through the results of this study, to realize the benefits of these networks in developing the students’ information awareness which will be reflected in educating the specialists concerned. A questionnaire is given randomly to a user groups (LRC) to describe the current state of use of social networks. The researchers have reached that all College students from the sample representing the college community and targeted by the subject of the study have one or more accounts on social networks, which can be invested to find lasting and effective communication channels with them.