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Perceptions, awareness and acceptance of library 2.0 applications among librarians at the International Islamic University Malaysia

The paper has investigated the perceptions, level of awareness, and acceptance of Library 2.0 applications among librarians at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). The paper also identified perceived factors and problems that could influence successful implementation of Library 2.0....

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Main Authors: Mansor, Yushiana, Idris, Suby Rabea Adawiyah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Tehran 2010
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/11173/1/WA_11173_YUSHIANA_Perceptions%2C_awareness_and_acceptance.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.111732013-11-25T06:54:09Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/11173/ Perceptions, awareness and acceptance of library 2.0 applications among librarians at the International Islamic University Malaysia Mansor, Yushiana Idris, Suby Rabea Adawiyah The paper has investigated the perceptions, level of awareness, and acceptance of Library 2.0 applications among librarians at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). The paper also identified perceived factors and problems that could influence successful implementation of Library 2.0. The findings showed that there was high awareness among the librarians with Library 2.0 applications. The findings also indicated that there was high level of computer expertise among the respondents in terms of web browsers and search engines, in addition to high level of utilization in some of the Web 2.0 applications. In addition, the study observed high rates of using blogs and Wikipedia among the librarians. Though the librarians hold positive perceptions on library 2.0 applications, and indicated willingness to learn more on the utilization of 2.0 tools, they highlighted several concerns in implementing Library 2.0. University of Tehran 2010-12 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/11173/1/WA_11173_YUSHIANA_Perceptions%2C_awareness_and_acceptance.pdf Mansor, Yushiana and Idris, Suby Rabea Adawiyah (2010) Perceptions, awareness and acceptance of library 2.0 applications among librarians at the International Islamic University Malaysia. Webology, 7 (2). a81. ISSN 1735-188X http://www.webology.org/2010/v7n2/a81.html
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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description The paper has investigated the perceptions, level of awareness, and acceptance of Library 2.0 applications among librarians at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). The paper also identified perceived factors and problems that could influence successful implementation of Library 2.0. The findings showed that there was high awareness among the librarians with Library 2.0 applications. The findings also indicated that there was high level of computer expertise among the respondents in terms of web browsers and search engines, in addition to high level of utilization in some of the Web 2.0 applications. In addition, the study observed high rates of using blogs and Wikipedia among the librarians. Though the librarians hold positive perceptions on library 2.0 applications, and indicated willingness to learn more on the utilization of 2.0 tools, they highlighted several concerns in implementing Library 2.0.
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author Mansor, Yushiana
Idris, Suby Rabea Adawiyah
spellingShingle Mansor, Yushiana
Idris, Suby Rabea Adawiyah
Perceptions, awareness and acceptance of library 2.0 applications among librarians at the International Islamic University Malaysia
author_facet Mansor, Yushiana
Idris, Suby Rabea Adawiyah
author_sort Mansor, Yushiana
title Perceptions, awareness and acceptance of library 2.0 applications among librarians at the International Islamic University Malaysia
title_short Perceptions, awareness and acceptance of library 2.0 applications among librarians at the International Islamic University Malaysia
title_full Perceptions, awareness and acceptance of library 2.0 applications among librarians at the International Islamic University Malaysia
title_fullStr Perceptions, awareness and acceptance of library 2.0 applications among librarians at the International Islamic University Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Perceptions, awareness and acceptance of library 2.0 applications among librarians at the International Islamic University Malaysia
title_sort perceptions, awareness and acceptance of library 2.0 applications among librarians at the international islamic university malaysia
publisher University of Tehran
publishDate 2010
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/11173/1/WA_11173_YUSHIANA_Perceptions%2C_awareness_and_acceptance.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/11173/
http://www.webology.org/2010/v7n2/a81.html
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