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/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/11173/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/11173/1/WA_11173_YUSHIANA_Perceptions%2C_awareness_and_acceptance.pdf

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spelling	iium-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 PeerReviewed 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
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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/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/11173/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/11173/1/WA_11173_YUSHIANA_Perceptions%2C_awareness_and_acceptance.pdf
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Perceptions, awareness and acceptance of library 2.0 applications among librarians at the International Islamic University Malaysia

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