Comparing Demographic Profiles on E-Book Selection Practices

Authors

  • Che Zainab Hj Abdullah Faculty of Information Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Selangor
  • Norliya Ahmad Kassim Faculty of Information Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Selangor

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26713/jims.v9i4.986

Keywords:

E-book selection practices, Academic librarian, Resource sharing, Academic libraries

Abstract

This study examines the difference in perceptions on the seven dimensions of e-book selection practices between male and female respondents; between respondents of different age groups; between respondents of different grades; between respondents of different educational levels; and between respondents of different years of service (duration of service). Questionnaires were distributed to 150 professional librarians who dealt with e-book in Malaysian academic libraries. The seven dimensions were resource sharing, accessibility, support distance education, sustainability, collection features, cataloging e-structure, and user friendliness. The finding indicates that female respondents had better perceptions on resource sharing and support distance education than male respondents; that respondents in the youngest age group (21-29 years) had a poorer perception of collection features and user friendliness than those from the other two age groups; that perceptions on e-book selection practices were the same regardless of respondents' grades, levels of education and duration of service.

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Published

2017-12-30
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How to Cite

Abdullah, C. Z. H., & Kassim, N. A. (2017). Comparing Demographic Profiles on E-Book Selection Practices. Journal of Informatics and Mathematical Sciences, 9(4), 1131–1137. https://doi.org/10.26713/jims.v9i4.986

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 4 (2017)

Section

Research Articles

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