Perspectives on … An Evaluation of Faculty Use of the Digital Library at Ankara University, Turkey

Atılgan, Doğan; Bayram, Özlem

doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2005.10.009

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“…However, among the diverse approaches, user evaluation involving interaction between the user and the digital library is found to be the most popular approach. In these studies, the evaluation was focusing more on characteristics of users and their usage patterns related to preferred electronic journals, preferred databases, and their frequency of use ( [6], [15]). Another study identified the determinants of user acceptance of digital libraries, and among them, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness which are influenced by the interface characteristics (navigation clarity, terminology clarity, and screen design), organizational context (relevance and system visibility) and individual differences (domain knowledge, computer self efficacy, and computer experience) [14].…”

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Evaluating Digital Library Effectiveness: A Survey at University of Tehran

Samadi

Masrek

2013

2013 International Conference on Advanced Computer Science Applications and Technologies

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Considering that the amount of money spent for implementing digital library is very high, it is therefore very crucial to evaluate its effectiveness. Since the implementation of digital library in the University of Tehran, Iran, no attempt has been made to evaluate its effectiveness. Against this concern, a study was carried out to investigate the effectiveness of the digital library from the user perspective. Building upon the Information Systems Success Model, this study measured digital library use and its corresponding determinants and impacts. Adopting the survey research methodology involving 425 students, the findings suggest that three library characteristics, namely, information quality, systems quality and service quality are predictors of digital library use. In addition, the findings also indicate that the degree of digital library use is impacting the user satisfaction and their personal sense of accomplishment.

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Evaluating Digital Library Effectiveness: A Survey at University of Tehran

Samadi

Masrek

2013

2013 International Conference on Advanced Computer Science Applications and Technologies

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“…ICT have become the main focus of human' s attention with the daily change in the hardware and software technology, globalization, competitive stress, the need of an organization for expert staff and their familiarity with the methods of technology, the lack of need for individuals' physical presence at workplace, the need of an organization for the improvement of its staff's efficiency and effectiveness, the development of the scope of information flow and its effective contribution in the decisionmaking, planning, and the hierarchy of most large government organizations. Therefore, the computer science, storage, retrieval, volume of information, and human knowledge were mixed and information technology was formed 24 . ICT helps staff to be aware of their life.…”

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The effect of the use of information and communication technology skills with empowerment indicators on staff in the Ministry of Sports and Youth of Islamic Republic of Iran (Case Study in Youth and Sports General Directorate of Guilan Province)

Bakhshalipour¹,

Sareshkeh²,

Azizi³

2019

Arq Cien Esp

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“…A study conducted in Ankara University by [11] shows that the online database is occasionally used by 52% among the respondents in the university. The results in their study show that the most top reason is because the respondent does not know how to use online databases provided.…”

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The effect of information seeking behavior on online database usage among the undergraduate students

Zulkifli

Salwana

Salahuddin

et al. 2019

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Every year the library of IIUM subscribes to quite a number of online databases with huge expenses but the utilization of these databases is countable. 10 out of 53 subscriptions have been terminated by 2015 to save the cost go in vain. The purpose of this paper is to develop a model based on the ISB elements to identify the reason behind this low usage and to increase the usage of online databases in the future. It has undertaken a quantitative approach to identify the elements of ISB among undergraduate (UG) students. The primary data has been collected through questionnaires based on the variables identified in the objective. There are 118 samples participating in this research and the proposed model has been adapted from Savolainen and Wilson. Psychological perception, searching strategies and the information resources have been considered as the independent variable and measured the usage of the online database among UG students as the dependent variable. The results have shown that there are seven elements which have an influence on the usage of the online database among IIUM UG students. Despite the limited number of samples and a specific group of students, the proposed model can enhance the usage of online database system subscribed to by IIUM library and a search engine can be developed to get the usage increased. In that sense, it is recommended to involve more participants from the different levels of students and users to get diverse elements of ISB. However, the paper contributes to bridging the gap between the online database usage and the users, believed to have an effective outcome for online database subscription. It is hoped that the proposed model would significantly fill this gap and help the library to increase the number of users for their expensive databases.

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Perspectives on … An Evaluation of Faculty Use of the Digital Library at Ankara University, Turkey

Cited by 19 publications

References 4 publications

Evaluating Digital Library Effectiveness: A Survey at University of Tehran

Evaluating Digital Library Effectiveness: A Survey at University of Tehran

The effect of the use of information and communication technology skills with empowerment indicators on staff in the Ministry of Sports and Youth of Islamic Republic of Iran (Case Study in Youth and Sports General Directorate of Guilan Province)

The effect of information seeking behavior on online database usage among the undergraduate students

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