Social media, diffusion of innovations, morale and digital inequality

Williams, Marion Lucille; Dhoest, Alexander; Saunderson, Ian

doi:10.1108/lht-12-2018-0192

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“…It seems that the low speed of the Internet in developing countries is a serious problem for the digital age, as McNicol and Aillerie (2017) underlined digital divide and inequalities in social media usage in these kinds of countries. Additionally, Williams et al (2019) highlighted bridging the digital divide by lifting the ban on social media for users to explore innovative methods of communication and develop their skills. Besides, Williams et al (2019) identified low bandwidth, poor internet connectivity and dated ICT infrastructure as key challenges and barriers.…”

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“…Additionally, Williams et al (2019) highlighted bridging the digital divide by lifting the ban on social media for users to explore innovative methods of communication and develop their skills. Besides, Williams et al (2019) identified low bandwidth, poor internet connectivity and dated ICT infrastructure as key challenges and barriers. Therefore, it is imperative that university officials must resolve this problem, at least for faculty members ASAP.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The process helps researchers to know where to look for the most relevant information. Such activities enhance the participatory, educational and learning dimensions of researchers and librarians (Williams et al , 2019). It is also the responsibility of librarians to teach researchers the skills of evaluating and recognizing true information and critical thinking during the era of fake news and disinformation .…”

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confidence: 99%

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Information-seeking behavior in the digital age: use by faculty members of the internet, scientific databases and social networks

Rostami

Hosseini

Saberi

2021

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Purpose The study aims to survey information-seeking behavior of the Iranian medical faculty members and to identify the reasons and obstacles of their usage via the internet, scientific databases and online social networks. Design/methodology/approach In this cross-sectional study, a structured questionnaire used to collect data. The research population includes faculty members of four faculties of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences in Iran, including health, nursing – midwifery, paramedicine and rehabilitation. SPSS software was used to analyze data in descriptive and analytical levels. Findings Low internet speed, network traffic and lack of time were the main barriers and difficulties. Gender was significantly related with familiarity with databases, problems and barriers to accessing information, barriers to using social network, as well as purpose and motivation of using social network. Search for educational and research resources and use of social network to increase their general information were the main goals of participants to using the internet and databases. A negative significant relationship was observed between usage of social network with age (r = −0.204, P = 0.047) and experience (r = −0.239, P = 0.019). Originality/value The usage of faculty members of various digital resources is growing ever more. This study examines the use of faculty members of the internet, scientific databases and online social networks simultaneously.

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Information-seeking behavior in the digital age: use by faculty members of the internet, scientific databases and social networks

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Hosseini

Saberi

2021

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“…Nyahodza and Higgs (2017) indicate that there are two levels of digital divide consist of the global and local digital divide, and with this theory, Williams et. al (2019) conclude that these digital inequalities are caused by financial restraints.…”

Section: Digital Dividementioning

confidence: 98%

“…There is another research conducted to explore social media usage in academic libraries in South Africa, but again the study is focusing on academic libraries only. The study was conducted by Williams et al (2019) and it was focusing on the rural area. On the other hand, Xie and Stevenson (2014) say that general research was completed for digital libraries in North America and Europe to investigate the applications of social media in digital libraries to identify related problems.…”

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Recent Development on Social Media Usage for the Evaluation of Library Users’ Satisfaction

Ali¹,

Mokhtar²,

Izhar³

2021

IJSSR

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In this digital era of technology, social media has become part of our lives. Human beings communicate with each other using technology, as well as through social media these days. Social media has become a common medium for people to interact and communicate with each other via the internet application. At the same time, Social media is one of the communication tools and also promotional tools for public libraries nowadays. The purpose of this study is to investigate and examine the users’ satisfaction towards library social media usage. In order to achieve this purpose, this paper aims to evaluate current development in social media usage in the library section as an effort to evaluate the users’ satisfaction.

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Factors influencing the use of social media by academic librarians in Zimbabwe: a UTAUT model analysis

Chiparausha

Onyancha

Ezema

2022

GKMC

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Purpose This study aims to examine the use of social media by academic librarians at universities in Zimbabwe with particular focus on the application of the four key constructs of the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology model. This study assesses the degree to which academic librarians in Zimbabwe believe that using social media enhances service delivery, the extent to which academic librarians perceive social media as easy to use, the influence of peers on social media use among academic librarians and the extent to which facilitating conditions influence social media use. Design/methodology/approach A pragmatist worldview in which both quantitative and qualitative methods were adopted, this multiple case study used face-to-face interviews, self-administered questionnaires and content analysis for collecting data. Findings Academic librarians in Zimbabwe perceive social media tools to be useful and easy to use in the provision of services. Social influence had a moderate effect on academic librarians’ use of social media for service delivery at universities in Zimbabwe, but they feel that their supervisors do not provide enough help for them to use social media. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, no similar study has been done previously in Zimbabwe. This multiple case study presents useful findings on the acceptance and use of social media by academic librarians in Zimbabwe.

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Social media, diffusion of innovations, morale and digital inequality

Cited by 11 publications

References 12 publications

Information-seeking behavior in the digital age: use by faculty members of the internet, scientific databases and social networks

Information-seeking behavior in the digital age: use by faculty members of the internet, scientific databases and social networks

Recent Development on Social Media Usage for the Evaluation of Library Users’ Satisfaction

Factors influencing the use of social media by academic librarians in Zimbabwe: a UTAUT model analysis

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