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1. Urban Teens in the Library: Research and Practice

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Agosto, Denise E., Hughes-Hassell, Sandra, Agosto, Denise E., and Hughes-Hassell, Sandra

Abstract

"Urban Teens in the Library" is the perfect solution for the concerns and uncertainty many librarians face when supporting this group of patrons and students. From a team of experts who have researched the information habits and preferences of urban teens to build better and more effective school and public library programs, this book will show readers: (1) The importance of moving beyond stereotypes and revamping library services; (2) The value of street lit and social networking; and (3) How a library website can meet the information needs of teens. This groundbreaking book is relevant to all librarians working with urban teens and looking for ways to reach out to them. Part I, Setting the Stage: Who Is the Urban Teen?, includes: Chapter 1: Who Are Urban Teens, and What Does Urban Mean, Anyway? (Denise E. Agosto and Sandra Hughes-Hassell); and Chapter 2: Moving beyond the Stereotypes: Seeing Urban Teenagers as Individuals (Sandra Hughes-Hassell, Lewis Hassell, and Denise E. Agosto). Part II, Focus on Research: Research Relating to Urban Teens and Libraries, includes: Chapter 3: Revamping Library Services to Meet Urban Teens' Everyday Life Information Needs and Preferences (Denise E. Agosto and Sandra Hughes-Hassell); Chapter 4: Developing a Leisure Reading Program That Is Relevant and Responsive to the Lives of Urban Teenagers: Insights from Research (Sandra Hughes-Hassell); Chapter 5: Street Lit: Before You Can Recommend It, You Have to Understand It (Vanessa J. Irvin Morris, with Denise E. Agosto and Sandra Hughes-Hassell); Chapter 6: Urban Teens, Online Social Networking, and Library Services (June Abbas and Denise E. Agosto); Chapter 7: Urban Teens and Their Use of Public Libraries (Denise E. Agosto); Chapter 8: Public Library Websites and Urban Teenagers' Health Information Needs (Sandra Hughes-Hassell and Dana Hanson-Baldauf); and Chapter 9: Spacing Out with Young Adults: Translating YA Space Concepts into Practice (Anthony Bernier). Part III, Focus on Best Practice: Model Programs from U.S. Public Libraries, includes: Chapter 10: Youth Development and Evaluation: Lessons from "Public Libraries as Partners in Youth Development" (Elaine Meyers); Chapter 11: The Loft at ImaginOn: A New-Generation Library for Urban Teens (Michele Gorman, Amy Wyckoff, and Rebecca L. Buck); Chapter 12: Before It's Reading, It's Writing: Urban Teens as Authors in the Public Library (Autumn Winters and Elizabeth J. Gregg); and Chapter 13: Following and Leading Teens Online: Using Digital Library Services to Reach Urban Teens (Kara Reuter, Sarah Cofer, Ann Pechacek, and Mandy R. Simon). Acknowledgments, Introduction, Works Cited, List of Contributors, and Index are also included.

Published
2009

3. Teens and Social Media: Where Are We Now, Where Next?

Author

Magee, Rachel M., Agosto, Denise E., Ahn, June, Reynolds, Rebecca, Forte, Andrea, and Dickard, Michael

Subjects
*INFORMATION-seeking behavior, *ONLINE social networks, *SOCIAL networks, *PUBLIC communication, *CYBERBULLYING, *MANAGEMENT
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This panel will discuss the current state of research and present new work examining teens and social media. Panelists will share work that approaches this area in new ways, including an examination of question asking practices on social media, message sharing practices on Facebook, and teen social media and information uses during game design work. The panel will conclude with an interactive discussion designed to identify future research collaborations, directions, and priorities at the intersection of teens and social media. ASIS&T SIG USE has agreed to sponsor this panel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2013
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4. Relationships and social rules: Teens' social network and other ICT selection practices.

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Agosto, Denise E., Abbas, June, and Naughton, Robin

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*BLACK people, *FOCUS groups, *FRIENDSHIP, *INFORMATION technology, *MATHEMATICAL models, *PARENTS, *SOCIAL networks, *SOCIAL skills, *TEENAGERS' conduct of life, *WHITE people, *WIRELESS communications, *THEORY, *JUDGMENT sampling, *DATA analysis, *MEDICAL coding
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The issue of how teens choose social networks and information communication technologies ( ICT's) for personal communication is complex. This study focused on describing how U. S. teens from a highly technological suburban high school select ICT's for personal communication purposes. Two research questions guided the study: (a) What factors influence high school seniors' selection of online social networks and other ICT's for everyday communication? (b) How can social network theory ( SNT) help to explain how teens select online social networks and other ICT's for everyday communication purposes? Using focus groups, a purposive sample of 45 teens were asked to discuss (a) their preferred methods for communicating with friends and family and why, (b) the reasons why they chose to engage (or not to engage) in online social networking, (c) how they selected ICT's for social networking and other communication purposes, and (d) how they decided whom to accept as online 'friends.' Findings indicated that many factors influenced participants' ICT selection practices including six major categories of selection factors: relationship factors, information/communication factors, social factors, systems factors, self-protection factors, and recipient factors. SNT was also helpful in explaining how 'friendship' was a major determining factor in their communication media and platform choices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2012
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5. Information Behavior on the Move: 2013 ASIS&T SIG/USE Research Symposium.

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Agosto, Denise E., Mon, Lorri, and Tang, Rong

Subjects
*INFORMATION science associations, *CONFERENCES & conventions, *SOCIAL networks, *WIRELESS communications, *INFORMATION-seeking behavior
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The 13th Annual SIG/USE Research Symposium focused on ways mobile technologies have influenced information needs, seeking and use. In her keynote address, Caroline Haythornthwaite framed movement as changing contributorship, interactions and participation in multiple knowledge communities. A series of Ignite talks on the common theme of mobility followed, with topics ranging from mobile phones as the preferred Internet access device, credibility of mobile applications and online resources and public libraries' use of social media and mobile applications to mobile apps promoting health information literacy and supporting teleworking. Small groups brainstormed on opportunities, challenges and research ideas inspired by the theme. Annual SIG/USE awards recognized scholars for innovative work on topics including refugees' information seeking, factors influencing scholars' data sharing and drawings as visual representations of information. The symposium closed with encouragement to consider how information on the move influences perspectives and research into information behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2014
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6. TEENS AND Social NETWORKING: HOW PUBLIC LIBRARIES ARE RESPONDING TO THE LATEST ONLINE TREND.

Author

Agosto, Denise E. and Abbas, June

Subjects
ONLINE social networks, SOCIAL networks, TEENAGERS & social media, PUBLIC libraries, LIBRARY administration, PUBLIC institutions, INFORMATION services management, MANAGEMENT science
Abstract

The article discusses the impact of the online social networking trends on libraries and teenagers in the U.S. It offers a review of the role of teenagers in the use of social networking utilities. It also examines how public libraries respond to the trend of online social networking and analyzes how they are beneficial to public libraries. It further addresses various questions related to social networking including the definition of online social networking, how widespread is the networking trend among teenagers, and how public libraries respond to the trend.

Published
2009

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