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Exploring Factors Influencing Acceptance and Use of Video Digital Libraries
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Ju, Boryung; Albertson, Dan – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2018
Introduction: This study examines the effects of certain key factors on users' intention to ultimately adopt and use video digital libraries for facilitating their information needs. The individual factors identified for this study, based on their given potential to influence use and acceptance of video digital libraries, were categorised for data…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Video Technology, Use Studies, Users (Information)
iPad Acceptance by English Learners in Saudi Arabia
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Lawrence, Barry A. M. – English Language Teaching, 2016
This study used the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT; Venkatesh, Morris, Davis, & Davis, 2003) model to investigate factors predicting the acceptance of iPad tablets by learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) at a technical vocational college in Saudi Arabia. An online survey was conducted on 199 male learners,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handheld Devices, Adoption (Ideas), Technology Uses in Education
Motivational Strategies and Utilisation of Internet Resources as Determinants of Research Productivity of Lecturers in Universities of Agriculture in Nigeria
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Ajegbomogun, Fredrick Olatunji; Popoola, Sunday Olarenwaju – Education for Information, 2013
This study examined motivational strategies and utilisation of Internet resources as determinants of research productivity of lecturers in universities of agriculture in Nigeria. One thousand, one hundred and thirty two (1,132) copies of the questionnaire were administered on the lecturers in universities of agriculture in Nigeria. Eight hundred…
Descriptors: Internet, Productivity, Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Education
Social Influence for Perceived Usefulness and Ease-of-Use of Course Delivery Systems
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Shen, Demei; Laffey, James; Lin, Yimei; Huang, Xinxin – Journal of Interactive Online Learning, 2006
This study explores the extent to which subjective norm beliefs of online learners shape perceptions of ease-of-use and usefulness for the use of course delivery systems. Subjective norm beliefs represent the influence that instructors, mentors, and peers have on students to use the course delivery system. The results show that instructor and…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Delivery Systems, Usability, Online Courses
Use of the University of Minnesota's Walter Library: A Survey of Student Users.
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Gorman, Kathleen L. – 1983
Primarily intended to generate a demographic profile of the typical student user of Minnesota University's Walter Library, this follow-up to a 1983 study was also designed to ascertain which areas, materials, and services are used most frequently by students, what activities occupy students during their visits to the library, and why students…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Students, Demography, Higher Education
Use of the University of Minnesota's Walter Library: A Follow-Up Survey of Student Users.
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Gorman, Kathleen L. – 1984
The purpose of this study conducted in May 1984 was to: (1) develop a demographic profile of the typical student user of Minnesota University's Walter Library; (2) confirm the validity of a similar survey conducted the previous year; and (3) determine why subjects used this particular library. The third objective was added to this survey via the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Students, Demography, Evaluation Criteria