scholarly journals Investigating the Predictors of Digital Library Engagement: A Structured Literature Analysis

10.47657/1586 ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 60-82
Author(s):  
Mohamad Rahimi Mohamad Rosman ◽  
Mohd Nasir Ismail ◽  
Mohamad Noorman Masrek
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Online Databases ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Generic Term ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Definition Of

Digital library is no longer considered a lavish use of technology but rather a mandatory need for users, especially postgraduate students. Each year, public and academic libraries invest a lot of money to subscribe to various digital resources, such as online databases, electronic books, electronic journals, and electronic magazines. However, many of these organizations have difficulties justifying their digital library investment due to lack of usage among the users. This underutilization of digital libraries is credited to the lack of digital library engagement among the users. Digital library engagement is defined as a deep and long-time use of digital library resources. Some researchers equate engagement to usage; however, engagement goes beyond the generic term of usage and may include multiple dimensions such as affective, cognitive, and behavioral. Previous works on the digital library have mostly focused on the generic definition of use instead of engagement. Researchers believe that the lack of study on digital library engagement causes the underutilization of digital libraries' resources. Despite the rising interest in the digital library, no research has studied digital library engagement predictors. Therefore, this paper aims to discuss the predictors of digital library engagement at the conceptual level. A structured literature review methodology was adopted; a total of 135 pieces of literature were included in this study. In total, 30 predictors of digital library engagement were identified, and these predictors were grouped into four factors: technological, individual, organizational, and contextual factors. Grounded on the previous literature on the digital library, the contributions of this paper are as follows: first, this paper identified a list of predictors of digital library engagement from past digital library literature, second, this paper categorized the predictors into four factors, and finally, this paper proposed a conceptual model for further validation of the predictors.

scholarly journals Generating Collaborative Systems for Digital Libraries: a Model-Driven Approach

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessio Malizia ◽  
Paolo Bottoni ◽  
S. Levialdi
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Automatic Generation ◽  
Visual Language ◽  
Domain Experts ◽  
Model Driven ◽  
Neutral Models ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
High Level

The design and development of a digital library involves different stakeholders, such as: information architects, librarians, and domain experts, who need to agree on a common language to describe, discuss, and negotiate the services the library has to offer. To this end, high-level, language-neutral models have to be devised. Metamodeling techniques favor the definition of domainspecific visual languages through which stakeholders can share their views and directly manipulate representations of the domain entities. This paper describes CRADLE (Cooperative-Relational Approach to Digital Library Environments), a metamodel-based framework and visual language for the definition of notions and services related to the development of digital libraries. A collection of tools allows the automatic generation of several services, defined with the CRADLE visual language, and of the graphical user interfaces providing access to them for the final user. The effectiveness of the approach is illustrated by presenting digital libraries generated with CRADLE, while the CRADLE environment has been evaluated by using the cognitive dimensions framework.

Semantic Web and Digital Libraries

2011 ◽  
pp. 271-285
Author(s):  
Giorgio Poletti
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Web ◽  
Data Warehouse ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Specialized Software ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Access To Documents ◽  
The Web

An analysis of the reality surrounding us clearly reveals the great amount of information, available in different forms and through different media. Volumes of information available in real time and via the Web are concepts perceived as closely related. This perception is supported by the remark that the objective of the Web was the definition and construction of a universal archive, a virtual site in which the access to documents was possible with no limits of time or space. In this digital library, documents have to be equipped with logical connections making possible for each user the definition of a reading map that expands according to the demand for knowledge gradually built up. This perspective is pointing now in the direction of the Semantic Web, a network satisfying our requests while understanding them, not by some magic telepathic communication between browser and navigator, but rather a data warehouse in which documents are matched to meta-data,1 letting specialized software to distinguish fields, importance, and correlation between documents. Semantic Web and library terms have an ever increasing close relationship, fundamental for the progress and the didactic efficiency in knowledge society.

Factors Influencing the Use of Digital Libraries in Distance Education in Ghana

Libri ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher M. Owusu-Ansah ◽  
Antonio Rodrigues ◽  
Thomas Van Der Walt
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
General Information ◽  
Distance Learners ◽  
Academic Tasks ◽  
Library Use ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
The University

Abstract The purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which individual factors such as academic tasks, preference for print sources and information skills influence distance learners’ use of digital libraries in a teacher distance education programme at the University of Education, Winneba in Ghana. The population of the study consisted of 1,834 distance students and from a sample size of 641 distance learners spread across three distance study centers, namely, Winneba (247), Kumasi (276) and Asante-Mampong (118). A total of 453 (70.67 percent) distance learners, selected randomly, completed a 31-item questionnaire. In addition, 30 distance education tutors, four coordinators and four librarians were purposively selected to participate in the study. The findings showed that academic tasks of distance learners did not require them to use digital library resources, which resulted in low or no academic use of digital libraries. The findings also pointed to a high preference for print resources among distance learners which resulted in the low use of digital library resources. Finally, it was noted that even though most of the distance learners possessed basic ICT skills, this did not result in their of use of digital library resources. To improve digital library use in distance education, it is recommended that academic librarians seek and foster collaboration in teaching information literacy and library instruction in distance education, an approach which must be backed by a policy that mandates the use of (digital) library scholarly resources in teaching and learning in distance education. It is also recommended that the Centre for Distance Education and the University Library collaborate to offer training programmes in specific digital resources and general information literacy courses for all distance education stakeholders in the university to boost digital library use.

scholarly journals How Engaging Are You? Empirical Evidence from Malaysian Research Universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (04) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Mohamad Rahimi Mohamad Rosman ◽  
Mohd Nasir Ismail ◽  
Mohamad Noorman Masrek
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Research Universities ◽  
Traditional Concept ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Gender Study ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Frequency Independent ◽  
Study Mode ◽  
The University ◽  
Research Domain

Digital library engagement is the extensive use of digital library features and services. Contrary to the traditional concept of usage, DL engagement evaluates the use of an information system based on multiple dimensions; affective, cognitive, and behavioural. Presently, there is scarce evidence and research on the level of DL engagement. Lack of such evidence caused under-utilization of DL resources. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the level of DL engagement in the context of Malaysian research universities. A quantitative study was conducted; an instrument was distributed to postgraduate students at five Malaysian research universities. A total of 492 responses were recorded and descriptively analyses using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 24. Frequency, Independent sample t-test, and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were performed to identify significance difference and mean distribution of data among the participating universities. Results show that respondent’s age and research domain showed a significant effect on DL engagement, while gender, study mode, level of study, semester, and the university did not show any significant effect on DL engagement.

The Future of Learning with Digital Libraries

2009 ◽  
pp. 543-551
Author(s):  
Chang Chew-Hung ◽  
John G. Hedberg
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Learning Task ◽  
Information Gathering ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Software Applications ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The Future ◽  
Higher Order Learning ◽  
The Right

While the prospect of using digital libraries for learning becomes more appealing with growing repositories of resources, it is not clear what factors other than the use of technology, determine the learning outcome for an individual. The focus of research on using digital libraries for learning has been on the richness of information that digital libraries afford and on the ability of digital libraries to organize information for information query and research. Any meaningful learning activity using digital libraries must therefore utilize their features for exploration and information gathering around a well designed task or inquiry, to result in effective higher order learning outcomes. The design of the inquiry task is provided by a teacher or even devised by the student, but it is not necessarily inherent within the digital library. However, digital libraries have the capabilities to be more supportive of student learning by providing tools that support processes such as investigation, analysis, transduction of information and scaffolding of inquiry process. Often, students use the digital library for information gathering but turn to other software applications for organizing information and constructing the arguments and learning artifacts for the learning task. While it requires the teachers’—and maybe students’—resourcefulness to choose the right type of tool for the activity, the future of learning with digital libraries rests on integrating supportive tools into a seamless learning environment.

scholarly journals Digital Libraries in Jordanian Universities and Overcoming the Digital Gap in the Time of COVID-19: A Case Study of Yarmouk University

Webology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-115
Author(s):  
Othman Abdulkader Obeidat ◽  
- -
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Yarmouk University ◽  
Digital Gap ◽  
The University

This study aims to evaluating the pattern of digital library utilization in the time of COVID-19 by the postgraduate students in Yarmouk University - Jordan, in addition to helping the university library’s staff and decision makers to identify the role that the digital library play as a response to the closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effectiveness, Moreover, to examine availability of the ICT infrastructure and support modality the distance teaching and learning which took place due to the university closure since the start of the pandemic. A was used to collect data on how the needs of the postgraduate students and their use of the digital library resources during the period of COVID-19 pandemic. The sample consisted of (180) postgraduate students selected by using simple random sampling technique through (GoogleDocs) in order to represent the study population which is (759) postgraduate students. The findings indicated the poor utilization of digital information resources since students depended on the internet to obtain free digital resources. As a conclusion, the students’ skills have overcome the digital gap as their generation depends on the use of all forms of smart devices.

A study to evaluate the digitization level of Korean libraries (part I)

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 314-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Younghee Noh
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Wide Margin ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Library Program ◽  
Reference Service

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discover and enumerate the elements of the digital library and measure how much an individual library was equipped with the characteristics of the digital library accordingly. Design/methodology/approach – For this purpose several steps were taken. First, research on the characteristics and the representative services of the digital library were comprehensively reviewed. Second, examples of the library services that were being considered for the next generation digital library were investigated to compare with the conventional library services. Third, the elements of the conventional and the digital libraries initially extracted were examined by ten experts. These experts were composed of researchers and professors specializing in digital libraries, and career librarians who had worked in the digital library field for at least ten years. The elements were verified through discussions with them. Fourth, 19 university libraries, 16 public libraries, and 17 special libraries were selected in accordance with the verified elements of the conventional and the digital libraries to measure the digitization level of the libraries. Findings – The following is a summary of the evaluation of the first eight evaluation items, which are covered in Part 1 of this study. The remaining five items will be covered in Part 2. First, the digitization level of the acquisition element and classification and cataloguing was significantly high. Second, book collections excluding “digital video,” reference service, library program service, and space service showed significantly conventional characteristics. Third, in the element of circulation services, the item of lending books offline and returning the books scored 92.64 and the item of lending-returning with use of smart devices and social media obtained significantly low scores. Also, the average in using the book return desk for the circulation service was 81.39, much higher than using the automatic book return machine, which scored 18.61, by a wide margin. Fourth, in the element of user services, the digital item of providing support for mobile services related to the library resources demonstrated higher scores than the conventional item, but other items showed more conventional characteristics. In particular, the item of duplication services for material scored 94.99, but other items such as support for publication/bookbinding services using digital publication tools and devices obtained significantly low scores. Originality/value – This study is first study in the world to measure the level of digitization of the library. Therefore, hereafter, each library will be able to measure and determine its digital position based on these elements. Up to now, some research was performed in pursuit of extracting the elements of a library but it has relied solely on literature review. Comprehensive research had never been performed as in this study.

Digital Libraries and the Role of Digital Librarians

2018 ◽  
pp. 98-119
Author(s):  
Adetola Kehinde
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Digital Rights Management ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Content Creation ◽  
Storage And Retrieval ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Electronic Storage

This chapter presents a holistic view of digital libraries and the role of digital librarians. Technological changes and the use of electronic storage and retrieval information systems have changed the way students and researchers are able to access, retrieve and use information. Key topics presented in the chapter include the concept of digitization, reasons for digitization, definitions of digital library, features of digital library, characteristics of digital libraries, advantages and disadvantages of digital library, collection development and content creation, digital librarianship, role of librarians in digital libraries, issues of concern to digital librarians, process of digitization of library resources, digital library components, and digital rights management.

scholarly journals Penerapan Google Drive Bersama sebagai Perpustakaan Digital

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-95
Author(s):  
Astrid Wangsagirindra Pudjastawa ◽  
Varary Mechwafanitiara Cantika
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Technology Acceptance ◽  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Digital Books ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Acceptance Model

Digital libraries are another form of a library. The development of information technology brings changes to the form of libraries. The desire to provide library resources that are not limited by space and time also drives the rapid development of digital libraries. By utilizing a digital library-based information system, teachers can obtain appropriate and useful teaching materials. In Malang, so far digital books as a support for Javanese language learning are minimal, and it is not possible to duplicate them through conventional libraries because book financing is too expensive. This fact makes digital libraries a solution that can be built to bridge the shortage of teaching materials among Javanese teaching teachers. The method used in this research is the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) method. From the results and discussion obtained problem-solving, database design, how the system works, and the display of the digital library system. The hope of this research is that the information system created can be applied to all Javanese MGMPs to support cheap, easy, and paperless information systems.

Digital Libraries and the Role of Digital Librarians

2021 ◽  
pp. 17-38
Author(s):  
Adetola Kehinde
Keyword(s):  
Digital Library ◽  
Digital Libraries ◽  
Digital Rights Management ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Content Creation ◽  
Storage And Retrieval ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Electronic Storage

This chapter presents a holistic view of digital libraries and the role of digital librarians. Technological changes and the use of electronic storage and retrieval information systems have changed the way students and researchers are able to access, retrieve and use information. Key topics presented in the chapter include the concept of digitization, reasons for digitization, definitions of digital library, features of digital library, characteristics of digital libraries, advantages and disadvantages of digital library, collection development and content creation, digital librarianship, role of librarians in digital libraries, issues of concern to digital librarians, process of digitization of library resources, digital library components, and digital rights management.

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