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The use of internet among Malaysian librarians

The Internet is fast becoming an important tool for librarians. The purpose of this study was to determine how librarians in Malaysia use the Internet for work-related purposes. A questionnaire was sent to 158 librarians, and 83 usable responses were received. The main findings indicated 90% of the...

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Main Author: Singh, Diljit
Format: Article
Published: Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya 1998
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Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/25680/
http://jice.um.edu.my/index.php/MJLIS/article/download/6654/4339
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spelling my.um.eprints.256802020-12-18T05:14:07Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/25680/ The use of internet among Malaysian librarians Singh, Diljit Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources The Internet is fast becoming an important tool for librarians. The purpose of this study was to determine how librarians in Malaysia use the Internet for work-related purposes. A questionnaire was sent to 158 librarians, and 83 usable responses were received. The main findings indicated 90% of the respondents used the Internet for work-related purposes. The majority were recent users and had first learned to use it, from a friend or colleague, although they had also attended some formal training sessions. The users spent an average of 45.8 minutes per access, and averaged 6.97 hours per week on the net. All of them used the WWW, with the majority using it at least once a day, while 97.3% used the e-mail, 62.0% used Telnet, 31.5% used file transfers and 28.2% used newsgroups. A vast majority regarded the Internet as essential tool for librarians and felt that it had contributed to increased efficiency in their workplace. The main problem faced was the lack of time. Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya 1998 Article PeerReviewed Singh, Diljit (1998) The use of internet among Malaysian librarians. Malaysian Journal of Library & Information Science, 3 (2). pp. 1-10. ISSN 1394-6234 http://jice.um.edu.my/index.php/MJLIS/article/download/6654/4339
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topic Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources
spellingShingle Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources
Singh, Diljit
The use of internet among Malaysian librarians
description The Internet is fast becoming an important tool for librarians. The purpose of this study was to determine how librarians in Malaysia use the Internet for work-related purposes. A questionnaire was sent to 158 librarians, and 83 usable responses were received. The main findings indicated 90% of the respondents used the Internet for work-related purposes. The majority were recent users and had first learned to use it, from a friend or colleague, although they had also attended some formal training sessions. The users spent an average of 45.8 minutes per access, and averaged 6.97 hours per week on the net. All of them used the WWW, with the majority using it at least once a day, while 97.3% used the e-mail, 62.0% used Telnet, 31.5% used file transfers and 28.2% used newsgroups. A vast majority regarded the Internet as essential tool for librarians and felt that it had contributed to increased efficiency in their workplace. The main problem faced was the lack of time.
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title The use of internet among Malaysian librarians
title_short The use of internet among Malaysian librarians
title_full The use of internet among Malaysian librarians
title_fullStr The use of internet among Malaysian librarians
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publisher Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya
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