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© 2019. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.

Abstract

After a disaster, news reports and online platforms often document the swift response of public libraries supporting their communities. Despite current scholarship focused on social media in disasters, early uses of social media as an extension of library services require further scrutiny. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recognized Hurricane Sandy as one of the earliest U.S. disasters in which first responders used social media. This study specifically examines early uses of Twitter by selected public libraries as an information tool during Sandy's aftermath. Results can inform uses of social media in library response to future disasters.

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Title
Weathering the Twitter Storm: Early Uses of Social Media as a Disaster Response Tool for Public Libraries During Hurricane Sandy
Author
Han, Sharon 1 

 ([email protected]) is Candidate for Master of Science in Library and Information Science, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois 
Pages
37-48
Section
Articles
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Jun 2019
Publisher
American Library Association
e-ISSN
21635226
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2247501750
Copyright
© 2019. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.