E-book Use in South African Academic Libraries: What Patrons Want

Kahn, Michelle; Underwood, Peter G.

doi:10.1080/14649055.2015.1125268

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“…It is important that students are aware of the availability of e-books for academic use. It is rather obvious that if students do not know that e-books are available at the library, they will not use them (Kahn & Underwood 2016). Several studies have been performed regarding student awareness of e-books.…”

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Barriers preventing the optimal use of e-books: A South African undergraduate perspective

van der Westhuizen,

Potgieter-Richardson,

Rensleigh

2024

S. Afr. j. inf. manag.

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Background: South African academic libraries are spending large amounts of money annually to provide users access to e-books. In many of the South African Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) undergraduate students form the largest part of the institutional cohort. It is therefore crucial to understand what factors influence the optimal use of e-books by undergraduate students and what possible interventions can be applied to ensure optimum use.Objectives: This article aims to identify the main factors that prevent the optimal use of e-books by undergraduate students at a South African university.Method: For this study, pragmatism was used as the philosophical paradigm, with sequential mixed methods using questionnaires and focus groups.Results: The findings of this study revealed that while e-books can be regarded as an accepted source of information among undergraduate students, there are still several barriers impacting the optimal use of e-books by undergraduate students.Conclusion: This study identified five significant barriers that negatively influence the optimal use of e-books and provides possible solutions to improve the usage of e-books.Contribution: The results of this study will contribute towards the lack of information available on the usage of e-books in the South African context.

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Section: Awareness and Adoption Of E-booksmentioning

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Barriers preventing the optimal use of e-books: A South African undergraduate perspective

van der Westhuizen,

Potgieter-Richardson,

Rensleigh

2024

S. Afr. j. inf. manag.

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“…The results were encoded based on the type of service, the actor, and the practice of organizing the digital library. The literature review provided evidence of research support services that have been developed in digital libraries, which are divided into six groups: scholarly publishing access, research result dissemination, research data management, research consultation, and capacity building, repository, and research tool and research guide 3,22,[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44] . Research funding and collaboration services have not been developed in digital libraries.…”

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Research Support Services in Indonesian Academic Digital Libraries A Proposed Business Model and Prototype Design

Maryati

Purwandari

Santoso

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DESIDOC Jl. Lib. Info. Technol.

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Several studies have highlighted the critical role of academic digital libraries in providing research support services and improving research performance. Although several studies have discussed the value of realizing this role, a business model that can serve as a reference in carrying out this role is not yet available. This research aimed to propose a business model and a prototype design for Indonesia’s academic digital library for research support services. A focus group discussion was conducted involving nine experts to identify the key factors. They were then mapped onto a Business Model Canvas. The key activities in the business model guided the requirements gathering for developing a prototype. The requirements were obtained from the literature reviews with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) method. The requirements were validated by interviewing library managers, research unit managers, and information technology managers. This research resulted in the academic digital library Business Model Canvas and the proposed prototype design, which consisted of a mobile application for member users and a back-office application to manage services by librarians. Further research on prototype implementation testing and the development of a successful implementation model is needed to strengthen this research.

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“…Notwithstanding, in exploring the attitudes and expectations of patrons to e-books in South African universities' libraries, Kahn and Underwood (2015) explain that even though patrons were eager to use e-books, they are unaware of the extent of its availability, hence, are contended to use it as a convenient alternative to print books. This study investigated the attitudes of accounting students towards the usage of the academic library by making a comparative study between conventional (a contact learning institution) and open distance learning universities.…”

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Library usage by university accounting students: a comparison of contact and open distance learning institution in South Africa

Fakoya-Michael

2020

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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This dissertation is dedicated to Almighty God who gave me the grace and strength to undertake this study. iii DECLARATION I declare that that LIBRARY USAGE BY UNIVERSITY ACCOUNTING STUDENTS: A COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONAL AND OPEN DISTANCE LEARNING INSTITUTIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA is my own work and that all the sources that I have used or quoted have been indicated and acknowledged by means of complete references. I further declare that I have not previously submitted this work, or part of it, for examination at UNISA for another qualification or at any other higher education institution. SA Fakoya-Michael (Mrs) JUNE 2018 iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT  I appreciate the encouragement and support of my husband Michael, my children, Deborah, Hannah, Michael Jr and Rachel and my sister Kemi for their moral support and pushing me to finish this work. I want to thank my supervisor, Professor Emeritus Peter Underwood for his objective guidance and mentoring during this study.

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E-book Use in South African Academic Libraries: What Patrons Want

Cited by 5 publications

References 23 publications

Barriers preventing the optimal use of e-books: A South African undergraduate perspective

Barriers preventing the optimal use of e-books: A South African undergraduate perspective

Research Support Services in Indonesian Academic Digital Libraries A Proposed Business Model and Prototype Design

Library usage by university accounting students: a comparison of contact and open distance learning institution in South Africa

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