ERIC Number: EJ1066503
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Mar
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0870
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Mobile Libraries: Librarians' and Students' Perspectives
Aharony, Noa
College & Research Libraries, v75 n2 p202-217 Mar 2014
This study which is based on the Technological Acceptance Model (TAM), seeks to explore whether librarians and LIS students are familiar with the newest technological innovations and whether they are ready to accept them. The research was conducted in Israel during the first and second semesters of the 2012 academic year and considered two populations: librarians and LIS students. Researchers used two questionnaires to gather data: a personal details questionnaire, and a mobile technology questionnaire. On the whole, the current study supported the two core variables of the TAM (perceived ease of use and usefulness), as well as personal innovativeness that may predict librarians' and students' behavioral intention to use mobile services in the library.
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Education, Library Science, Electronic Libraries, Technological Advancement, Foreign Countries, College Students, Questionnaires, Usability, Intention, Library Services, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Hypothesis Testing, Likert Scales, Factor Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Correlation, Predictor Variables, Regression (Statistics), Multivariate Analysis
Association of College and Research Libraries. 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. e-mail: acrl@ala.org; Web site: http://crl.acrl.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Tests/Questionnaires; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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