Internet use by faculty members in various disciplines: A comparative case study

Lazinger, Susan S.; Bar‐Ilan, Judit; Peritz, Bluma C.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-4571(199706)48:6<508::aid-asi4>3.0.co;2-y

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“…Faculty within the School of Business Administration and Economics are heavier users of all the sources while Lazinger et al (1997) note that faculty members in science and agriculture tend to use the internet more intensively than faculty members in humanities and social sciences. Among e-sources, website visiting was found to be the most favourable for the whole sample, followed by e-mail -although in other studies (Lazinger et al, 1997;Applebee et al, 1997;Kaminer, 1997), e-mail is considered by faculty members the most important Internet service. …”

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confidence: 99%

“…As for specific services, many studies have identified that e-mail is considered to be the most important service because it increases cooperation with colleagues (Applebee et al, 1997;Kaminer, 1997;Lazinger et al, 1997). According to Heimlich (2003, p. 9), Web use for various activities reveals interrelationships of use: the greatest is the level of relationship among use of the Web for searching for information, finding resources and e-mailing.…”

Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

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Factors that influence the use of library resources by faculty members

2006

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Purpose -To examine the use of library resources, focusing on e-sources, by the members of the faculty of a higher educational institute in Thessaloniki, Greece; to reveal the factors which influence the effective use of sources for academic duties; and to provide reliable information to both the administration and the library of the institute, with the aim of the improvement of library services. Design/methodology/approach -A census survey, using a structured questionnaire, among the faculty of the Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki was conducted to examine the frequency of use of resources, mainly e-sources, and to reveal the impact of demographic or academic situational characteristics, the assumed positive influence of academic productivity, perceived usefulness of resources and access to e-sources on the use of e-sources as well as the assumed negative influence of barriers and computer anxiety on the use of e-sources. Findings -The great majority of the faculty of TEI uses printed sources more than e-sources, but they also use e-sources quite frequently. Use is mostly of books, websites and printed journals. It was also found that the use of e-sources is higher in the School of Business Administration and Economics among those who hold a PhD degree and among younger members of the faculty. Also, the results indicated that the use of e-sources is positively influenced by the respondents' perceived usefulness of resources, the convenience of access to the sources and their academic productivity. The examination of the computer anxiety rating scale (CARS) provided evidence that the less anxious the faculty feel about PCs, the more frequent users they become. Research limitations/implications -Further research is needed to measure how faculty interact with information, what kind of electronic sources they prefer, what search strategies they use, as well as whether their information needs are satisfied. This research needs to be duplicated to other universities in Greece to determine whether the results can be generalized for Greek academic faculty. Practical implications -University administrations need to improve library facilities, to include more workstations for access to electronic sources, as well as to improve the marketing and communication of these e-sources. Originality/value -This research tries to fill a gap in the literature, which has underemphasized so far the need for assessing and measuring the use of library resources in Greek academic libraries and the examination of the factors that influence this use.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Review Of the Literaturementioning

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Factors that influence the use of library resources by faculty members

2006

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“…In spite of the internet's popularity, Lazinger et al 6 observes that published studies specifically on use of the internet by the academic community are surprisingly small. Tilloston et al 9 were more interested to know how internet application benefited the users of Toronto University Library in terms of kind of information, satisfaction, and so on.…”

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Experiences in the Use of the Internet at Egerton University Library, Njoro-Kenya

Nyamboga¹,

Ongondo²,

Ongus³

2004

DBIT

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University libraries have long desired one-stop shopping for their clienteles and, in this period of electronic age, their clienteles are demanding for it. They need to search from a single point at any physical location, and retrieve information from citations in journal indexes, abstracts and full text information from the electronic sources. This paper reports findings of a study undertaken in late 2003, which aimed to identify how far the use of internet has enhanced teaching, research and scholarly communication at Egerton University. The study involved students, faculty members and library staff. Apart from fairly maintained internet services, the results of this study show that use, interest and confidence in using the internet by female respondents is less compared to male respondents. E-mail and search engines were found to be the most frequently used resources and tools of internet. It also explored that majority of both the library staff and users have not received any instructions in the use of internet. Besides, charges for internet within the university libraries and other university service points are exorbitant and somewhat prohibitive.

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“…2 However, faculty attitudes toward their students' use of the Internet have yet to be investigated.…”

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Faculty Acceptance of the World Wide Web for Student Research

Herring

2001

CRL

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Although undergraduates frequently use the World Wide Web in their class assignments, little research has been done concerning how teaching faculty feel about their students’ use of the Web. This study explores faculty attitudes toward the Web as a research tool for their students’ research; their use of the Web in classroom instruction; and their policies concerning Web use by students. Results show that although faculty members generally feel positive about the Web as a research tool, they question the accuracy and reliability of Web content and are concerned about their students’ ability to evaluate the information found.

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Internet use by faculty members in various disciplines: A comparative case study

Cited by 59 publications

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Factors that influence the use of library resources by faculty members

Factors that influence the use of library resources by faculty members

Experiences in the Use of the Internet at Egerton University Library, Njoro-Kenya

Faculty Acceptance of the World Wide Web for Student Research

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