Responding to Student Needs through Library E-Database Investment – An MCAST Journey

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-80
Author(s):  
Liza Franco ◽  
Abigail-Anne Agius ◽  
Carmel Borg
Keyword(s):  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Academic Needs ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Library Users ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
The Ideal

The aim of this study was to explore the requirements of the Malta College of Arts Science and Technology (MCAST) library users and to propose an adequate solution to their academic needs. The present study also examines the current scenario at MCAST in relation to the usage and awareness of e-resources. A quantitative research approach was adopted for this study with a survey as a research instrument. This paper is based on a previous investigation conducted to better understand user satisfaction and associated issues. Like in any other area, librarianship and innovation walk hand in hand. In this case, digitalisation can be seen as both a challenge and an opportunity. MCAST Library is no exception. Prior to 2020, there was already a demand for more electronic resources in response to the addition of new courses. A thorough search was then conducted by the library team to find a solution to the users’ requirements. The selection of the ideal database was mainly based upon two variables. Firstly, its proper coverage of all the institutes was ensured. Secondly, the presence of new resources that are not duplicated in the databases available to MCAST at that time was confirmed. Following the analysis of feedback and comments obtained through an online questionnaire, the library focused on IEEE Xplore as it satisfied most of the requirements. Following the successful initial trial runs and the report of subsequent usage, the IEEE database was acquired. The provision of electronic resources indicates a boost in quality research amongst MCAST students, faculty, and researchers.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN PEMILIHAN TEMPAT MEMBACA TERHADAP KEBETAHAN MEMBACA DAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR MAHASISWA

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-171
Author(s):  
Angela Christysonia Tampubolon ◽  
Nisa Farasa ◽  
Hanson E. Kusuma
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods ◽  
Thinking Ability ◽  
Reading Activity ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
The Ideal

The selection of location is fathomed to influence different responses to students when reading. This study chose college students as respondents because reading is a daily learning process related to education or because of individual interests. College students choose a certain locations for reading and the relation between locations and respondents cause the responses to activity. Based on these, this study aimed to find the relation between the chosen reading locations and the students responses when doing reading activity. This study used quantitative research methods and online questionnaire as data collection instruments. To interpret the relations between reading locations and students reading responses, this study used explanatory quantitative research methods. Through open-ended question about the reason for selecting a certain location to read, was found that students reading responses are “Thinking Ability” and “Reading Attachment”. College students choose some certain reading locations, but the majority of students tend to choose rooms and libraries. The results showed three reading clusters. In the first cluster “Campus and Public Spaces”, was found that the ability to think and students reading attachment tended to be low. In the second cluster “Eating Area”, was found that students tended to have the attachment of reading but still have difficulty to focus. While in the third cluster, “Home Environment” was found as the ideal reading environment because the ability to think and students reading attachment tended to be high.

scholarly journals Restructuring the Out Door Spaces of Selected Public Buildings to Enhance User Satisfaction in Abuja

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Outdoor Environment ◽  
Physical Factors ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Public Buildings ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Outdoor Spaces

The use of outdoor (open) spaces in public buildings is vast and has significant roles ranging from individual (users) perception of the development of urban centers and cities to the satisfaction of the various functions they perform. However, little research is available on the use of the outdoor spaces in these Public buildings environment and the activities that take place thereof. This study investigates the factors that take users of public buildings to the outdoor environment and the physical factors that constitute their uses within the spaces. Using both qualitative and quantitative research approach, the paper examined the importance of restructuring the outdoor spaces for quality of the surrounding of the built environment. The study adopts a purposive sampling where participants were selected based on the outdoor use only. A total of seventy (75) questionnaires were administered to the various users of public buildings within specific open spaces. Only seventy (70) representing (93.33%) of the total population were returned and subjected to data analysis using the relevant descriptive and inferential statistical techniques, Mean Weighted Score (MWS) and Relatively Important Index (R.I.I) were used to rank features obtained. The study concludes that proper restructuring of landscape elements is necessary within public buildings, in order to provide human comfort, well-being and improved productivity. It was recommended that revitalizing the environmental features of these public building necessitates the insufficiency of outdoor features in government own buildings. Therefore, the user’s satisfaction of this outdoor (open) space in public buildings should be key consideration and emphasized on right from planning and design stages to it implementation.

scholarly journals Academics Perceptions of Electronic Resources at the University of Venda, South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 424-428
Author(s):  
Alugumi Samuel Ndou ◽  
Wanyenda Leonard Chilimo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Plagiarism Detection ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Federated Search ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
The University ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This study examined the perceptions of academic researchers regarding electronic resources (e-resources) provided by the library at the University of Venda (UNIVEN), South Africa. The quantitative research approach and survey research design were adopted to conduct the investigation. Data was collected using a self-administered structured questionnaire randomly distributed to 45 UNIVEN academics. The findings of this study revealed that although academics at UNIVEN find e-resources easy to use, believe the resources improve academic performance, and frequently encouraged postgraduate students to use them, the majority of them had plagiarism concerns and were only moderately satisfied with available e-resources at UNIVEN. This study recommends that the university library should train academics on plagiarism detection. In addition, the library should adopt innovative ways of improving e-resource services, such as providing an Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) with advanced and federated search capabilities.

scholarly journals Teachers’ Opinions about the Effect of Chemistry Demonstrations on Students’ Interest and Chemistry Knowledge

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 9-25
Author(s):  
Luka Vinko ◽  
Seamus Delaney ◽  
Iztok Devetak
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Chemical Concepts ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact

Chemistry is an experimental discipline that uses experimentation as one of its most important research methods. Laboratory work and other practical work are therefore also essential in chemistry lessons. Chemistry demonstrations are used by teachers as an educational approach that can increase students’ interest in chemistry and motivate them to learn chemical concepts with understanding. However, if the students are actively involved in the chemistry demonstration, it can be just as effective as or even more effective than students’ learning through experiments. The purpose of this research is to examine teachers’ opinions about the impact of chemistry demonstrations on students’ interest and chemistry knowledge. Based on a quantitative research approach, 81 primary and secondary school teachers from different regions of Slovenia participated in this study. Participating teachers completed an online questionnaire on their perceptions of the impact of chemistry demonstrations on students’ interest and performance in chemistry classes and on the quality of students’ knowledge of chemistry. The results show that regardless of the years of teaching experience and the frequency of performing chemistry demonstrations, the participating teachers consider such demonstrations to have a positive effect on the motivation and performance of the students in chemistry and on the quality of the students’ knowledge of chemistry.

Innovation in the library: Adoption of smartphones in accessing electronic resources in a Ghanaian university

2020 ◽  
pp. 096100062094964 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Adzobu ◽  
Stephen Okyere ◽  
George Tesilimi Banji
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Cape Coast ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation Theory ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Perceived Characteristics Of Innovation ◽  
The University

This paper examines the influence of innovation on the adoption of smartphones for accessing electronic resources in the library by postgraduate students at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. The theoretical model that underpinned this study was the diffusion of innovation theory. Based on a quantitative research approach, a survey research design was used. Questionnaire was employed in the collection of data from 278 postgraduate students. The responses were coded, captured and analysed using IBM’s Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 22. The findings of the study show that postgraduate students’ gender and faculty influenced their adoption of smartphones for accessing e-resources at the University of Cape Coast. However, the age of the students did not have any significant influence on the adoption of smartphones. The findings further show that only two of the perceived characteristics of innovation, complexity and compatibility, had a significant influence on the adoption of smartphones among the postgraduate students.

Research Methodology

2008 ◽  
pp. 51-75
Author(s):  
Yogesk K. Dwivedi
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Research Topic ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Data Analyses ◽  
Data Collection Technique ◽  
Survey Approach ◽  
Selection Of

The previous chapter formed a conceptual model aimed at examining broadband adoption, usage, and impact from the context of household consumers. This chapter aims to provide an overview of the research approaches utilised within information systems (IS) field, which leads to the selection of an appropriate research approach for guiding the validation of the conceptual model. To understand the research topic, to validate and understand the conceptual model, and to obtain the required data, a quantitative research was employed. The philosophical foundation utilised for guidance was positivism, resulting in a survey research approach being employed. The data collection technique used to collect the data was the questionnaire. Reasons for the selection of the philosophical underpinning, type of research approach, and data collection method are explained and justified within this chapter. This chapter is structured as follows. The next section provides an overview of the underlying epistemologies and then provides justifications for the preferred one. This is followed by an overview discussion on various issues related to the available research approaches in the IS field and a justification for the selection of a survey as the research approach. A detailed account of the various aspects of the survey approach is then offered. This is followed by a brief discussion on issues relating to data analyses. The final section offers a summary of the chapter.

scholarly journals A Survey of Assessment and Additional Teaching Support in Irish Immersion Education

Languages ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Sinéad Nic Aindriú ◽  
Pádraig Ó Duibhir ◽  
Joe Travers
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Immersion Education ◽  
Educational Professionals ◽  
Teaching Support ◽  
Stratified Sample ◽  
The Republic

This study investigates the assessment methods used in Irish immersion schools to identify students for additional teaching support. An overview is provided of the percentage of students receiving additional teaching support in this context and whether there is a higher rate of students accessing additional teaching support in Irish immersion schools than English-medium schools. The challenges of assessment through Irish as a second language are evaluated. In addition, this study investigates the language used by educational professionals when assessing and/or providing interventions for these students. A quantitative research approach was adopted for this investigation, with a random stratified sample of 20% (N = 29) of Irish immersion schools in the Republic of Ireland completing an online questionnaire. SPSS was used to analyse the data. The findings of the present research contribute to the limited body of knowledge available on the types of assessment used in immersion education to identify students for additional teaching support. These findings are significant as there has been limited research undertaken on this aspect in immersion education and the findings of this study may have implications for immersion education contexts in other countries.

scholarly journals An evaluation of the effectiveness of business incubation programs: a user satisfaction approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 370-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thobekani Lose ◽  
Robertson K. Tengeh
Keyword(s):  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Medium Size ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
Computer Services ◽  
One Stop ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
Multiple Skills

Business incubators were designed to sustain the deep-rooted image of entrepreneurs being self-reliant and by offering a broad spectrum of tailored services; it seeks to raise the success rate of small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) significantly. BIs have the characteristics to be completely dedicated to the success of a small business in its initial stages but, followed through, it puts in place the tools to achieve long-term success: space, funding, legal, accounting, computer services and other prerequisites to running a business, make BIs a one-stop shop for SMEs. This study has been conducted to establish if there has been a fairytale ending to the symbiotic relationship or whether the business incubator, like the SME, has had to traverse its own set of challenges towards achieving a happy union. The paper adopted a quantitative research approach in which the questionnaire was utilized as the relevant data collection tool. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software was used to analyze the data, with descriptive statistics at the end. As much as limited funding was reported to be a significant challenge that incubatees faced prior to joining the incubation programs, the results point to the fact that the need for multiple skills was the central force that seduced/lured the incubatees into the programs, but the majority of the participating respondents declare a complete lack of regret. Instead, they fully endorse the merits of the union, stating that BIs exists to effectively meet the objectives of SMEs

scholarly journals A Study of Challenges and Benefits of Lean Construction (LC) Principles in Omani Construction Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raj Kapur Shah ◽  
Khalifa Al Shereiqi ◽  
Fiona Borthwick
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Lean Construction ◽  
Project Delivery ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
The Status ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Design And Construction

There are frequent failures in the project delivery in time and increasing the waste in Oman construction industry. Lean Construction (LC) principles which is lean thinking in design and construction process may be a possible solution. Hence, the paper is aimed on exploring the status of the LC practices and its impact on Omani Construction Industry (OCI). The paper presents barriers, potential benefits, and the measures of suitability and acceptability of LC principles. A quantitative research approach was adopted and research data was collected using an online questionnaire survey in Oman. The data was analysed and results are presented in tables and charts followed by critical discussions. The survey found that one-third of the construction professionals have a good awareness and half of then having a higher level awareness about LC practices. More than one third of the construction organisations are adopting LC principles with a high consensus on the suitability and acceptability, and they recognised that time commitment are necessary for the successful implementation and achieve benefits. The study concludes that the reduction in project delivery time and construction at site waste is the key advantage of implementing LC priciples in design and construction stages in the omani construction industry.

scholarly journals The Influencing Factors that Impact the Buying Intention of Malaysian Students towards Samsung Smartphones

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 2486-2491
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Product Features ◽  
Brand Recognition ◽  
Malaysian Students ◽  
Random Method

Present study aims to review the factors that have an affect over the buying intention of Malaysian students towards Samsung smartphones. Key purpose is to review the effect of factors like reliability, price, product features and brand recognition on the intention of buying among students in Malaysia with respect to Samsung smartphones. To acquire the data needed to carry out the research, an empirical study was done using the quantitative research approach. An online questionnaire was created that includes combination of close ended and 5 point likert scale questions. The questionnaire was dispersed to 200 respondents from a research sample that was created by adopting simple random method of sampling. Data for this study that obtained from sample was then processed and analyzed using statistical tests in SPSS. The findings were discussed and conclusions were drawn.

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