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Public Librarians' Adoption Of Technology In Two Southeastern States, Ashley Ea Dowdy
Public Librarians' Adoption Of Technology In Two Southeastern States, Ashley Ea Dowdy
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Public libraries have become community hubs of technology, changing the responsibilities of public librarians. The problem is a gap between public library technology needs, the skills librarians have with technologies, and the strategies they use to acquire skills. The purpose of this predictive, sequential, explanatory mixed method study was to examine public librarians' attitudes about learning new technology and their behavioral intention to adopt it. Two frameworks guided this study: the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology model and the diffusion of innovations theory. Quantitative data (N= 202) were collected by survey and analyzed through multiple linear regression …
Demand Or Patron Driven Acquisitions--Let The User Decide, Miki Scholl
Demand Or Patron Driven Acquisitions--Let The User Decide, Miki Scholl
Library Publications
Even though Demand or Patron Driven Acquisitions have been around for many years, the number of libraries using this model is on the rise. Libraries are experiencing a resurgence with programs such as EBL, EBSCO, and eBrary. This session provided conference attendees the information to plan for and implement a DDA/PDA program.