Doing e-Research with e-Library: Determinants of Perceived Ease of Use of e-Library

Abstract

T. Ramayah has taught courses in Statistics, Operations Management, Research Methods, Forecasting and Computer Literacy at the undergraduate level. He has supervised numerous MBA students in the fields of Information Systems, Operations Management, Marketing Management and Organizational Behaviour. He is also currently supervising numerous students at the MA and PhD levels. He has also presented numerous papers at local and international conferences. He is also active in research publications having published research papers in several local and international journals of repute. He is currently Head of

Computer and Information Science, Vol. 2, No. 1, February 2009, all in one file, Part A

“…This result support prior research of Hong et al (2002), Thong et al (2004), and Ramayah (2006) on user acceptance of digital libraries or e-library. Domain experts could conduct faster and more focused searches than novices as they are able to separate relevant information from irrelevant responses and increase effective searches (Ramayah, 2006). This finding supports the recommendation of library science researchers to provide customized interfaces to different individuals (Archer, Head, & Yuan, 1996;Meadow, Wang, & Yuan, 1995).…”

“…According to Thong et al (2004), in a study of information seeking behaviour in a hypertext environment, domain experts were found to conduct faster and more focused searches than did the novices (Marchionini, Lin, & Dwiggins, 1990). Prior studies (Hong et al, 2002;Thong et al, 2004;Ramayah, 2006) have shown that knowledge of search domain does have a significant and positive relationship with PEOU. The associated hypothesis for testing in this study is as follows:…”

“…Individual differences play a major role in determining user performance on information retrieval systems (Chen, Czerwinski, & Macredie, 2000). Previous studies have examined various individual differences such as computer self-efficacy (Chau, 2001;Hong et al, 2002;Ramayah & Aafaqi, 2004;Thong, Hong, & Tam, 2004;Ramayah, 2006;Amin, 2007;Hasan, 2006), knowledge of search domain (Hong et al, 2002;Thong et al, 2004;Ramayah, 2006), computer experience (Thong et al, 2004;Ramayah, 2006), and demographic variables (Lu, Yu, Liu, & Yao, 2003) on technology acceptance. Following research by Hong et al (2002), this study will examine computer self-efficacy and knowledge of search domain as individual differences in the context of e-library usage.…”

The Need for an Adoption and Acceptance Framework for Mobile Digital Library Services

“…Terminology is a set of words, sentences, abbreviations or expressions used in a particular subject and reflected in a system [47]. A clear understanding of terminology decreases users' search efforts, facilitates efficient searching, and formulates easier digital library images [54].…”

“…A clear understanding of terminology decreases users' search efforts, facilitates efficient searching, and formulates easier digital library images [54]. The gap between the vocabulary of users and the professional terms and jargons of digital library providers [22] must be addressed, or if necessary accompanied by clear explanations, as it might affect search results [47]. Accordingly, clear terminology will affect the adoption and acceptance of a mobile digital library service.…”