Why the Internet is More Attractive than the Library

Connaway, Lynn Silipigni; Randall, Kevin M.

doi:10.1080/0361526x.2013.761053

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“…Previously scholars in their field studies in library management identified convenience, quickness, cheaper, easier to access, thoroughly reading facilities, less distraction, love for a particular book format etc. (Moore, 2015;Pfohl, 2018;Silipigni Connaway & Randall, 2013;Yuan et al, 2018) are some of the reasons behind users' intention to choose a particular format of books. This study confirms that students' intention to use a particular book format indirectly influenced by their perception of the ability and importance of a book format to meet up their study needs as well as how convenient it is compared to the alternative format of books.…”

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“…The information package of a library should consist of complete categorized and specialized information according to different subject experts so that it can support students' needs, improve their quality tasks, and their performance and productivity for study. To develop an effective library management system the librarians should not focus only on the library collection system, they must show a pro-active behavior (Connaway & Randall, 2013) by ensuring convenience of the users as well as making effective communication with the students. Once again, the role of librarianship needs to be not just the information provider but as well as the frontliners.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…An understanding of the preferences that influence users' behavior regarding library formats, sometimes technological factors also play a crucial role to influence users' behavior (Moore, 2015;Yuan et al, 2018). Considered to the inherent issues and motivational factors that influence users' behaviors and preferences, this study will support libraries in developing a user-centered approach by acting proactively to influence users' behavior positively (Connaway & Randall, 2013).…”

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confidence: 98%

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Does University Students Prefer Printed Reference Book Over Online Materials? A Case Study of Private Higher Learning Institution

Mustafa¹,

Mohd²,

Haron³

2021

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The sole purpose of a resource centre or library in any higher education institution is to enhance a learning environment and support teaching, learning and research activities. Over the years, higher education institutions keep on increasing their possession of reference material in them of reference materials in their libraries for the use of students, academics and staff that include both printed and online materials. Due to this fact, it is a goal of every library to ensure that those materials are fully utilized by its users. However, with the growth of electronic facilities and resources in libraries, it is time to determine the factors that influence users’ library materials preference. This study adopts a descriptive research design with survey samples from the Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS. Our study reveals that users’ perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use play a crucial role to influence their intention to choose a library resource format where attitude fully mediates the relationship between these variables. This study also identified a partial mediating effect of desire between users’ attitudes and intentions. It also found that organizational characteristics have a significant effect on users’ perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use. Overall, by focusing on the underlying mechanisms of the theories TAM, TPB, and TSR in library resource format choosing behaviour context this study proposes an integrated model, contributes to both theories, and practices in library management.

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Does University Students Prefer Printed Reference Book Over Online Materials? A Case Study of Private Higher Learning Institution

Mustafa¹,

Mohd²,

Haron³

2021

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“…Others suggest that libraries should compete by emulating the all-purpose usability of the Google search-box (e.g. Connaway and Randall, 2013). On the other hand, some say libraries should concede defeat and reposition themselves by offering different, more specialized services (e.g.…”

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Canadian public libraries and search engines: barriers to visibility

Dickinson

Smit

2016

AJIM

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the challenges presented by search engine visibility for public libraries. The paper outlines the results of a pilot study investigating search engine visibility in two Canadian public libraries. Design/methodology/approach The study consists of semi-structured interviews with librarians from two multi-branch Canadian public library systems, combined with quantitative data provided by each library, as well as data obtained through site-specific searches in Google and Bing. Possible barriers to visibility are identified through thematic analysis of the interviews. Findings The initial findings of this pilot study identify a complex combination of barriers to visibility on search engines, in the form of attitudes, policies, organizational structures, and technological difficulties. Research limitations/implications This paper describes a small, preliminary pilot study. More research is needed before any firm conclusions can be reached. Practical implications A review of the literature shows the increasing importance of search engine visibility for public libraries. By delving into the underlying issues which may be affecting libraries’ progress on the issue, this paper may help inform libraries’ decision-making processes and practices. Originality/value There has been little original research investigating the reasons behind libraries’ lack of visibility in search engine results pages. This paper provides insight into a previously unexplored area by exploring public libraries’ relationships with search engines.

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“…These service providers have been able to focus on most of the services expected from the library. As a result, library users tend to think that the library is no longer the first port of call for information (Connaway, Dickey & Radford, 2011;Connaway, & Randall, 2013). Users seem to move to other options for their information needs giving a clue that library service is in high competition.…”

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Examining the relationship between competitive capability and perceived service quality in university libraries

Arachchige

Singh

Weerasooriya

2021

Jnl Univ. Librarians Assoc. Sri Lanka

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As modern Information Technology has created a way to a variety of information service opportunities, many options other than the conventional library service are available for users. A stiff competition has emerged among information service providers and therefore university library professionals too have to think of their competitive advantage. Service quality has gained a high concern as a strategy for developing the competitive position of an organization and many studies in different fields have established a strong relationship between service quality and competitive advantage. Viewing inversely, some practitioners contemplate that the competitive position of resource capabilities can influence the improvement of service quality. In order to examine the relationship between competitive position and the service quality in a university library context, an exploratory survey was employed utilizing a VRIO based questionnaire and LibQUAL+ based instrument with 89 library professionals selected from 15 state university libraries in Sri Lanka. The study reveals that there is a moderate positive correlation between two variables (r = .286, n= 66, p = .020). As the relationship is moderate, further studies seem essential to support the hypothesis. The large percentage of residuals indicates that there are more factors contributing to the service quality in university libraries. This study

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Why the Internet is More Attractive than the Library

Cited by 10 publications

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Does University Students Prefer Printed Reference Book Over Online Materials? A Case Study of Private Higher Learning Institution

Does University Students Prefer Printed Reference Book Over Online Materials? A Case Study of Private Higher Learning Institution

Canadian public libraries and search engines: barriers to visibility

Examining the relationship between competitive capability and perceived service quality in university libraries

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