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Professionalism in Using Online Social Networking Tool: An Assessment of LIS Students’ Facebook Profiles

Author : Shamima Yesmin and Md. Abdul Karim
Volume 10 No.2 July-December 2020 pp 10-13

Abstract

With the advent of social media, students must not only be aware of professionalism in their face to face interactions, but also in the electronic environment. The aim of this study was to assess the level of online professionalism on Facebook profiles publicly accessible by students. A research was carried out through a new Facebook account of all students at the Institute of Information Sciences, Noakhali Science and Technology University. Demographic details and photographs / comments of unprofessional behavior were recorded for each individual Facebook profile. There was a little alarming level of unprofessional content visible on student Facebook profiles. Students should be fully aware of their professional responsibility in the context of using social media.

Keywords

Facebook using, Social Networking Tools, LIS students, Bangladesh.

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Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services (IJISS) a Multidisciplinary Library and Information Science Journal is a refereed Journal and publishes from India. This Journal encompasses all branches of Library and Information Sciences and its sub – disciplines like Library Management; Information Systems & Services, Information Processing & Retrieval; Information Sources & Services; Community Information System, Scientometrics & Informetrics, IR Theory, Knowledge Organization; Information processing & retrieval, Classification, Preservation & Conservation, Information Management,Library classification, Information sources, Systems and Services,Computer Application in Library; Digital Library; Information Systems; Bibliographic Control, etc.

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With the advent of social media, students must not only be aware of professionalism in their face to face interactions, but also in the electronic environment. The aim of this study was to assess the level of online professionalism on Facebook profiles publicly accessible by students. A research was carried out through a new Facebook account of all students at the Institute of Information Sciences, Noakhali Science and Technology University. Demographic details and photographs / comments of unprofessional behavior were recorded for each individual Facebook profile. There was a little alarming level of unprofessional content visible on student Facebook profiles. Students should be fully aware of their professional responsibility in the context of using social media.

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DLIS, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Dr.R.Balasubramanian
Department of Library and Information Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu, India
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Dr. Omer Hassan Abdelrahman
Department of Library and Information Sciences, University of Khartoum, Sudan
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Prof. R N Mishra
DLIS, Mizoram University, Aizawl
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Dr. Mahammad Gulam Ghouse Pasha
Department of Library, RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, United Arab Emirates
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Dr. Munira Nasreen Ansari
Department of Library and Information Science, University of Karachi, Karachi
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Dr. Niran Adetoro
Department of library and Information Science, Tai Solarin University, Nigeria
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Department of Library, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
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    Editor-in-Chief
    Dr. K.S. Shivraj
    University Librarian, KL University, Andhra Pradesh, India
    [email protected]
    Editorial Advisory Board
    Dr. Muhammed Mezbah-ul-islam
    DLIS, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
    [email protected]
    Dr.R.Balasubramanian
    Department of Library and Information Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu, India
    [email protected]
    Dr. Omer Hassan Abdelrahman
    Department of Library and Information Sciences, University of Khartoum, Sudan
    [email protected]
    Prof. R N Mishra
    DLIS, Mizoram University, Aizawl
    [email protected]
    Dr. Mahammad Gulam Ghouse Pasha
    Department of Library, RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, United Arab Emirates
    [email protected]
    Dr. Munira Nasreen Ansari
    Department of Library and Information Science, University of Karachi, Karachi
    [email protected]
    Dr. Niran Adetoro
    Department of library and Information Science, Tai Solarin University, Nigeria
    [email protected]
    Dr. Boguslawa Lewandowska-Gruszka
    Department of Library, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
    [email protected]
    Dr. Mrs. W. Senevirathne
    University Librarian, Open University of Srilanka, Srilanka
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