Found Michael Jensen's article (The Chronicle Rveiew 15 June 2007)
http://chronicle.com/free/v53/i41/41b00601.htm
revealing. He mentions the concern about biased content in social networks. He mentions that where peer reviewed articles were/are considered authoratative on a subject, the difficulty in deciding which sites are authoratative within social networking should be ironed out in the next 10-15 years. If people can get material through these networks that is soundly researched then social networking may provide a valuable source of information to students. It will certainly be a new way of communicating between students, lecturers and libraries. There is much scope for librarians to assist with the deciphering of what can be used and found through social networking
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