An evaluation of the attitudes of public library staff to the use of information and communication technologies

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dc.contributor.advisorDe Jager, Karinen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorThornton, Rianen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-06T10:05:50Z
dc.date.available2014-10-06T10:05:50Z
dc.date.issued2007en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 122-129).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationThornton, R. (2007). <i>An evaluation of the attitudes of public library staff to the use of information and communication technologies</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8074en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationThornton, Rian. <i>"An evaluation of the attitudes of public library staff to the use of information and communication technologies."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC), 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8074en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationThornton, R. 2007. An evaluation of the attitudes of public library staff to the use of information and communication technologies. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Thornton, Rian AB - 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. DA - 2007 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2007 T1 - An evaluation of the attitudes of public library staff to the use of information and communication technologies TI - An evaluation of the attitudes of public library staff to the use of information and communication technologies UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8074 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/8074
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationThornton R. An evaluation of the attitudes of public library staff to the use of information and communication technologies. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Library and Information Studies Centre (LISC), 2007 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8074en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentLibrary and Information Studies Centre (LISC)en_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherLibrary and Information Studiesen_ZA
dc.titleAn evaluation of the attitudes of public library staff to the use of information and communication technologiesen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMLISen_ZA
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