The rapid integration of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into information services has made librarians’ competencies and acceptance levels toward these technologies an increasingly critical research concern. This study aims to examine the relationship between AI literacy levels and AI technology acceptance levels among librarians in Türkiye.
The technology acceptance model (TAM) scale and the AI literacy scale were used as measurement instruments in the study. Data were collected from 203 librarians working in different types of libraries through an online survey. Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression analyses revealed that AI literacy significantly predicted technology acceptance, with the evaluation dimension emerging as the dominant predictor of both perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use.
The finding that demographic variables largely showed limited effects suggests that AI literacy and acceptance are shaped by professional training and organizational conditions.
This study represents one of the first empirical investigations to examine the relationship between AI literacy and technology acceptance within an integrated model framework in the Türkiye library science context.
