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What Is Library "Use"? Facets of Concept and a Typology of Its Application in the Literature of Library and Information Science
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Fleming-May, Rachel A. – Library Quarterly, 2011
The "use" of library resources and services is frequently presented in library and information science (LIS) literature as a primitive concept: an idea that need not be defined when it is being measured as an operational variable in empirical research. This project considered representations of library "use" through the…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Classification, Periodicals, Information Science
Use of Community Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs): Explaining the Use of Community Networks with Demographic Factors, Psychological Factors, and Alternative Service Accessibility
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Kwon, Nahyun; Zweizig, Douglas L. – Library Quarterly, 2006
This study reexamined the influence of demographic characteristics on the use of community-based information and communication technologies (ICTs) along with two other predictors of use: psychological attributes and alternative service accessibility. Data were collected from 394 randomly selected community network users using survey…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Questionnaires, Psychology, Use Studies