Technology and change management in academic libraries: An overview and literature review

Nexus between integrating technology readiness 2.0 index and students’ e-library services adoption amid the COVID-19 challenges: Implications based on the theory of planned behavior

“…[19] There is a surfeit of options for learning, such as, libraries, experiences, discussions, and practices; however, in today's electronic world, [13,20,21] the e-learning (computerbased learning) ecosystem is assimilating all stakeholders with procedures and the latest technology. [22][23][24][25][26] Consistent with the e-learning approach, electronic-library is gaining attention in the current era, allowing all users to access wellmanaged knowledge repositories [27][28][29][30][31][32] .…”

Change Management in Libraries: The Case of the University of Ghana Library System (UGLS)

“…Resistance to change may not originate from all staff, but may be attributed to individual levels of reactions, perceptions, and assumptions of individuals within an organization (Atkinson 2021). Nevertheless, given that change may be met with strong resistance from employees, which may end in the fear to initiate such processes in organizations, Lauer (2021) cautioned it is important to overcome these obstacles and to dare to change since standstill normally leads to organizational failure.…”

“…In particular, the literature on change management regarding staff rotation or transfer has received very little attention in the literature of library administration in Ghana. Atkinson (2021) however advised that in discussing change management in academic libraries, it is important not to let the technology dictate, but be viewed as the enabling agent, not the driver. Atkinson (2021) asserted that the skills, attitudes, and behaviors of library staff are key issues when considering technology developments and change management in academic libraries.…”

“…Atkinson (2021) however advised that in discussing change management in academic libraries, it is important not to let the technology dictate, but be viewed as the enabling agent, not the driver. Atkinson (2021) asserted that the skills, attitudes, and behaviors of library staff are key issues when considering technology developments and change management in academic libraries. Consequently, given that a handful of documented efforts in the literature of library and information science are directly relevant to the topic being investigated, it is situated within the literature on job rotation or reorganization of staff in the library as a form of change.…”

“…Nevertheless, given the voluminous literature on organizational change and change management, limited published research work has explicitly conceptualized readiness for change in libraries from a perspective that investigates the interaction of the library staff readiness for change relative to the movement from one duty post to another. Indeed, existing research on change management in libraries has largely focused on changes in library technologies, collections, and services (e.g., Atkinson 2021;Boff & Cardwell 2020;Adebayo, Fagbohun, Esse & Nwokeoma 2019).…”