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An evaluation of the attitudes of public library staff to the use of information and communication technologies
Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-129).
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| author | Thornton, Rian |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/8074 An evaluation of the attitudes of public library staff to the use of information and communication technologies Thornton, Rian De Jager, Karin Library and Information Studies Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-129). This thesis explores the attitudes of public library staff of the Cape Town Administration library Service in 2005 to information and communication technologies (ICTs). This inquiry was appropriate because free Internet access was in the process of being rolledout to public libraries in the Western Cape, and library management was considering investing in a new library management system (LMS). The two systems investigated were the Internet and the BookPlus LMS. The survey instrument was a hardcopy questionnaire, which incorporated an amended version of a well-established technology acceptance model, and was designed to allow for both quantitative and qualitative data to be collected. Analysis of the results suggest that librarians' attitude to ICTs was generally positive. Concerns were raised about both systems, mainly due to their unique characteristics, service history and the manner in which the systems had been implemented. Quantitative results indicated that staff attitudes towards the use of both systems were strongly related to staff perception of the usefulness of the system. The insights obtained from the results of both systems suggest that an understanding of staff attitudes towards ICTs can positively inform implementation strategies and improve user adoption of new technologies. 2014-10-06T10:05:50Z 2014-10-06T10:05:50Z 2007 Master Thesis Masters MLIS http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8074 eng application/pdf Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC) University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Library and Information Studies Thornton, Rian An evaluation of the attitudes of public library staff to the use of information and communication technologies |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | An evaluation of the attitudes of public library staff to the use of information and communication technologies |
| title_full | An evaluation of the attitudes of public library staff to the use of information and communication technologies |
| title_fullStr | An evaluation of the attitudes of public library staff to the use of information and communication technologies |
| title_full_unstemmed | An evaluation of the attitudes of public library staff to the use of information and communication technologies |
| title_short | An evaluation of the attitudes of public library staff to the use of information and communication technologies |
| title_sort | evaluation of the attitudes of public library staff to the use of information and communication technologies |
| topic | Library and Information Studies |
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