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Download full textDeng, Shengli; Lin, Yanqing; Liu, Yong; Chen, Xiaoyu; Li, Hongxiu – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2017
Introduction: Personality and trust have been found to be important precursors of information-sharing behaviour, but little is known about how these factors interact with each other in shaping information-sharing behaviour. By integrating both trust and user personality into a unified research framework, this study examines how trust mediates the…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Social Media, Social Networks, Structural Equation Models
Engelsmann, Hazel C.; Greifeneder, Elke; Lauridsen, Nikoline D.; Nielsen, Anja G. – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2014
Introduction: By applying the visitor and resident framework on e-book usage, the article explores whether the concepts of a resident and a visitor can help to explain e-book use, and can help to gain a better insight into users' motivations for e-book use. Method: A questionnaire and semi-structured interviews were conducted with users of the…
Descriptors: Books, Electronic Publishing, Use Studies, Academic Libraries
Babalhavaeji, Fahimeh; Farhadpoor, Mohammad Reza – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2013
Purpose: This article examines characteristics of the external environment of library and information centres of Islamic Azad University in Iran, focusing on perceived environmental uncertainty and perceived source accessibility and quality, and their impacts on the amount of scanning and the frequency of information source use. Methods: This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Libraries, Administrators, Access to Information
Cognitive Factors in Predicting Continued Use of Information Systems with Technology Adoption Models
Huang, Chi-Cheng – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2017
Introduction: The ultimate viability of an information system is dependent on individuals' continued use of the information system. In this study, we use the technology acceptance model and the theory of interpersonal behaviour to predict continued use of information systems. Method: We established a Web questionnaire on the mySurvey Website and…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Technology Integration, Interpersonal Relationship, Prediction
Mothe, Josiane; Sahut, Gilles – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2018
Introduction: Whether Wikipedia is to be considered a trusted source is frequently questioned in France. This paper reports the results of a survey examining the levels of trust shown by young people aged eleven to twenty-five. Method: We analyse the answers given by 841 young people, aged eleven to twenty-five, to a questionnaire. To our…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Encyclopedias, Electronic Publishing, Information Sources
Noorhidawati, A.; Hanum, N. Fariza; Zohoorian-Fooladi, N. – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2013
Introduction: This paper reports an exploratory study examining how users participate in social tagging activities in a scholarly digital library environment to learn about their motivations, behaviour, and practices. Method: This study was conducted in two phases: a survey to investigate usage and attitudes of social tagging tool, and a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Networks, Electronic Libraries, Indexing
Tramullas, Jesus; Garrido, Piedad – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2011
Introduction: The "blogosphere" is a space with digital information in which social networks form that offer countless application possibilities. In this technology-mediated context, it is feasible to study the performance and approaches of production, diffusion, relationship and use of information from different perspectives. Method: Quantitative…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Student Attitudes, Social Networks
Steinerová, Jela; Šušol, Jaroslav – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2007
Introduction: The paper is based on the study of library users in Slovakia as part of a larger research project on the use of information. Method: A large-scale questionnaire survey was conducted in 2002 in sixteen academic and research libraries with 793 subjects, especially students and educators. Analysis: The data were analysed with the use of…
Descriptors: Users (Information), Questionnaires, Surveys, Research Libraries
