A qualitative analysis of information dissemination through twitter in a digital library
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Hae Min Kim, Christopher C. Yang, Eileen G. Abels, and Mi ZhangAuthors Info & Claims
Hae Min Kim, Christopher C. Yang, Eileen G. Abels, and Mi ZhangAuthors Info & ClaimsJune 2012
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Abstract
This study examines the use of Twitter in a digital library, the Internet Public Library (ipl2), to understand the content and dissemination patterns of Twitter messages posted by the ipl2. We conducted a content analysis on ipl2's messages on Twitter to develop a categorization of the type of tweets, and examined retweets and the active users who retweeted ipl2 tweets. We present our analysis of four areas related to the tweets: motivation, content, audience, and sources. Active users are categorized into eight groups. The research findings contribute to a further understanding of the actual use of Twitter in a digital library.
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DOI:10.1145/2232817
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