Noorhidawati, Abdullah and Gibb, Forbes (2008) Students' attitudes towards e‐books in a Scottish higher education institute: part 1. Library Review, 57 (8). pp. 593-605. ISSN 0024-2535, DOI https://doi.org/10.1108/00242530810899577.
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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to present the first part of three inter-related studies investigating the use and usability of e-books in higher education based on experiments conducted at the University of Strathclyde. Design/methodology/approach - A self-selected sampling method was employed from undergraduate and postgraduate instructional students registered with the University of Strathclyde for academic year 2005/2006. An announcement email was posted to the student web portal for a period of three weeks inviting them to participate in the survey. Findings - This survey found that e-book awareness and the level of e-book usage amongst students was lower than anticipated: 57 per cent of students were not aware of the availability of e-books from the library and 60 per cent of them had not used an e-book. Non-users commented that e-books were not widely advertised or promoted. Despite the low levels of e-book awareness and usage non-e-book users indicated their desire to learn more about e-books. Research limitations/implications - This survey was dependent on self-selection and, therefore, there was no central control over the sample profile (e.g. gender, level of studies, academic discipline); hence, generalisation of the results should be treated with caution. Practical implications - This survey is beneficial in terms of obtaining a better understanding of e-book usage among students and the reasons why students do, and do not, use e-books. The findings should be of value to academic libraries in terms of emphasising the need to increase e-book awareness and usage amongst students. Originality/value - The findings should be of value to academic libraries in terms of emphasising the need to increase e-book awareness and usage amongst students.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Customer surveys; Electronic books; Scotland; Students |
| Subjects: | Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Sep 2020 05:05 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Sep 2020 05:05 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/25488 |
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