How researchers are using the OPAC of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research Library Network

Ortiz-Repiso, Virginia; Bazán, Virginia; Ponsati, Agnès; Cottereau, Mario

doi:10.1108/02640470610660378

Cited by 15 publications

(12 citation statements)

References 10 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…This finding indicates that as perceived ease of use increases, satisfaction with DL will also increase. This finding is also in tandem with Ortiz-Repiso et al (2006), Roca et al (2006), Glerum (2007), Islam (2011) and Yu et al (2012). As stated earlier, ease of use means the DL is easily accessible.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 68%

“…In other studies, Islam (2011) and Glerum (2007) also found that perceived ease of use is a strong predictor of wireless service satisfaction and radio frequency identification satisfaction. Within the domain of library research, Ortiz-Repiso et al (2006) found that ease of use was associated with satisfaction when online public access catalogue (OPAC). Drawing upon the aforementioned studies, it is also expected that perceived ease of use will have a positive influence on satisfaction.…”

Section: Perceived Usefulnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Assessing users satisfaction with web digital library: the case of Universiti Teknologi MARA

Masrek

Gaskin

2016

The International Journal of Information and Learning Technology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of user satisfaction in the context of academic web digital library (DL). A model based on the re-specified information system success model was developed and tested using the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique. Design/methodology/approach – The study employed survey research methodology with self-administered questionnaire as the research instrument. The questionnaire was developed based on the instruments used by previous researchers. The population of the study was students enrolled for the bachelor’s degree in the Faculty of Information Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. These students were chosen because of researcher’s easy access to the sampling frame. Descriptive analysis and inferential analysis which include SEM were executed using IBM SPSS and AMOS statistical software. Findings – The findings indicate that information quality, systems quality, service quality, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and cognitive absorption are significant predictor of users’ satisfaction with the web DL. Research limitations/implications – Instead of collecting data from students from various faculties, this study only covered students enrolled in one faculty. In the same light, as the respondents were from one faculty, they only report their experience of using one DL. Given these limitations, the results obtained are narrowed in terms of generalizability. The second limitation of the study is related to the predictor variables which only focussed on six variables only. Practical implications – From the practical viewpoint, the instrument that has been developed can be used as a diagnostic tool for continuous improvements of the DL. Originality/value – From the theoretical viewpoint, the study has developed an empirical based framework that depicts critical factors influencing DL satisfaction. Researchers specializing on the assessment of DL effectiveness can consider adopting the framework for future studies. Alternatively, the framework can be further extended by integrating other variables such as users’ characteristics or organizational characteristics.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 68%

Section: Perceived Usefulnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessing users satisfaction with web digital library: the case of Universiti Teknologi MARA

Masrek

Gaskin

2016

The International Journal of Information and Learning Technology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…These e-resources may be classified and linked to the OPAC in order to provide direct access without going to library shelves, as users only want to get information, instead of finding out sources of information. Ortiz-Repiso et al (2006) noted that users broadly used the OPACs not only for finding print resources, but also for the material in electronic format subscribed by the library. Thus, the present study will benefit the library community by enabling those in the library to understand users' problems and expectations for the effective utilization of the OPAC in the internet age, especially in developing countries like India.…”

Section: Conclusion and Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of web searching on the OPAC: a comparison of selected university libraries

Kumar¹

2011

Library Hi Tech News

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

PurposeThe paper seeks to evaluate the effect of web searching on online public access catalogue (OPAC) users in the university libraries in India. It is a comparative study of the three universities in the Union Territory of Chandigarh and Punjab State.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted a questionnaire‐based survey. A structured questionnaire was administered to 500 users comprising faculty, research scholars, and postgraduate students of selected university libraries to collect data regarding the influence of web search engines on OPAC users.FindingsThe study showed that a majority of the users in all three universities made use of the web‐based resources. Ready access to information through search engines considerably increased the expectations of library users while searching OPAC. Web searching influenced their OPAC searching process greatly, as the majority of searches were performed on OPAC‐like popular search engines. Simultaneously, users did not know the difference between inner‐workings of OPAC and common search engines such as Google.Originality/valueThe paper provides useful information about how search engines influence OPAC users in India. The study recommends that OPACs need to include the modern features of present search engines to improve their practices. University libraries should communicate user expectations to OPAC designers. Further, the library community should collaborate with OPAC designers to develop a user‐friendly OPAC system, keeping in view the needs of the users of the internet age.

show abstract

“…Using Type (1) URLs in your OPAC has the advantage of link stability, and conform to the patterns of user demand found in studies of hyperlinked OPACs by recent writers investigating Burke et al 's criticism of OPAC URL management practice. They have found that readers use hyperlinked OPACs “for connecting to the electronic resources subscribed to by the library” (Ortiz‐Repiso et al , 2006), rather than for free web sites offered on the open internet.…”

Section: Urls In the Opac: Uk Practice Focussing On Scotlandmentioning

confidence: 99%

URLs in the OPAC: comparative reflections on US vs UK practice

Joint

2007

Library Review

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The Strathprints institutional repository (https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk) is a digital archive of University of Strathclyde research outputs. It has been developed to disseminate open access research outputs, expose data about those outputs, and enable the management and persistent access to Strathclyde's intellectual output.Th e An t a e u s Colu m n * : URLS in t he OPAC: com pa r a t ive r e fle ct ion s on US ve r su s UK pr a ct ice . * The t it le of t he 'Ant aeus' colum n der ives from t he nam e of t he m yt hical giant , Ant aeus or Ant aios. The son of Gaia ( w hose nam e m eans 'land' or 'eart h') , Ant aeus was undefeat able in com bat so long as he rem ained in cont act w it h t he eart h. Once gr ounded by cont act wit h t he soil, he vanquished all opponent s. However, in or der t o disem power Ant aeus, Heracles sim ply lift ed him from t he ear t h, overcom ing him t ot ally . Thus, m any t im es t hrough t he cent uries, Ant aeus has been used as a sym bolic figure show ing how any hum an aspirat ion m ust r em ain grounded in order t o succeed. LI S research m ust t herefore ret ain it s cont act w it h t he 'ground' of everyday pract ice in order t o fulfil it s pot ent ial as a sophist icat ed research discipline -it m ust rem ain em power ed by it s relevance t o pract it ioner s. 2 URLS in t he OPAC: com pa r a t ive r e fle ct ion s on US ve r su s UK pr a ct ice . Abst r a ct Purpose of t his paperTo exam ine whet her placing URLs int o library opacs has been an effect ive way of enhancing t he role of t he cat alogue for t he cont em porary library user. Design/ m et hodology/ approach A brief review of t he lit erat ure com bined wit h an analysis of publicly available st at ist ics for librar y use in t he US and t he UK. FindingsThat cert ain ways of placing URLs int o t he opac are loosely associat ed wit h a successful library environm ent , i.e., wit h const ant or increasing levels of st ock circulat ion and opac use, while ot her form s of hyper-linking opac records are loosely associat ed wit h declining levels of library use. Research lim it at ions/ I m plicat ionsThe loose associat ion bet ween different opac m anagem ent pract ices and apparent st at ist ical t rends of library use could be invest igat ed in great er dept h by furt her subsequent research, but along t he lines and m et hodology suggest ed herein. Pract ical im plicat ionsFirm suggest ions on how t o place and m anage URLs in t he online cat alogue are m ade. What is original/ value of t he paper?This paper t akes cert ain cat alogue enhancem ent pract ices which are ident ified wit h t he US library environm ent and invest igat es t hem in a UK, and specifically Scot t ish cont ext , t o shed light on t he original US ideas behind t hese pract ices. Pa pe r t ype : General ReviewKe yw or ds: Libraries; cat alogues; online cat alogues; Unit ed St at es of Am erica; UK; Scot land.

show abstract

How researchers are using the OPAC of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research Library Network

Cited by 15 publications

References 10 publications

Assessing users satisfaction with web digital library: the case of Universiti Teknologi MARA

Assessing users satisfaction with web digital library: the case of Universiti Teknologi MARA

Effect of web searching on the OPAC: a comparison of selected university libraries

URLs in the OPAC: comparative reflections on US vs UK practice

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About