Abstract:
Educators today overlook the use of social media in library instruction based on their understandings of compliance with the Children’s Internet Protection Act (2011). Research-based evidence is identified and used to support the claim that school library communities should be extended with use of social media, and school librarians are perfectively situated to instruct students in best practices when using social media. A four-step action plan is suggested to improve student and teacher access to digital information with the goal of providing worthwhile learning experiences for a broader population of young adults served by school libraries.
