Electronic library resource use by postgraduate students at a university of technology in South Africa
South African Journal of Information Management
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Electronic library resource use by postgraduate students at a university of technology in South Africa | |
| Creator | Mashaba, Makhanani C. Pretorius, Agnieta B. | |
| Description | Background: A university of technology in South Africa provides different kinds of e-library resources to its users. Not much is known about the use of these e-library resources by postgraduate students. The existing literature focuses mostly on using e-library resources by all university students and do not specifically emphasise postgraduate students. Therefore, there is a need for a study to investigate the use of e-library resources by postgraduate students.Objective: The study aimed to investigate the use patterns and the factors influencing the use of e-library resources by postgraduate students of a university of technology in South Africa.Method: The unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model was used to conceptualise the study. A quantitative approach was used with a descriptive survey research method. Questionnaires were designed and distributed through email using survey monkey.Results: Facilitating conditions (FCs) directly influence postgraduate students’ intention to use e-library resources and age moderates the influence of facilitating conditions on e-library resource use. Mediated by behavioural intention (BI), e-library resource use is influenced by performance expectancy (PE), by effort expectancy (EE) and by social influence (SI).Conclusion: The UTAUT model was used to determine the use patterns and the factors influencing the use of e-library resources by postgraduate students of a university of technology in South Africa.Contribution: The literature has underemphasised the need to investigate the influence of postgraduate students in South African universities using e-library resources. Therefore, the study results are expected to fill that gap. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2023-05-16 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajim.v25i1.1602 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Information Management; Vol 25, No 1 (2023); 11 pages 1560-683X 2078-1865 | |
| Language | eng | |
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