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<\/jats:sec>\n            <jats:sec>\n               <jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title>\n               <jats:p> \u2013 A survey was conducted using a well-designed questionnaire circulated among 200 students studying in JNU for the academic session 2011-2012. <\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>\n            <jats:sec>\n               <jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title>\n               <jats:p> \u2013 The study explores that most of the students are in favor of using the SNS\/tools by the libraries and they expect the services should be provided to them by libraries through SNS\/tools as well. <\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>\n            <jats:sec>\n               <jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title>\n               <jats:p> \u2013 The study geographical area was confined to the students of the JNU, New Delhi, regarding their opinion on 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