... Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Stimulus–organism–response Blockchain technology Academic libraries Trust Technical capability Artificial neural network The growing importance of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT...

... of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Academic libraries Emerging technologies Bibliometric analysis Bibliometrics Higher education libraries Scientific mapping Historically, academic libraries have been personified as knowledge centers...

...Mutairu Oyewale Akintunde; Halimah Odunayo Amuda Purpose This study aimed to predict and understand the academic libraries' probability of successful adoption of blockchain within the lens of integrated technology acceptance model (TAM) and technology organization and environment theory (TOE...

... academic libraries. To do so, AC was investigated at the levels of individual and organizational learning. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, to answer the three major questions of this qualitative-survey study, the views of 24 experts were examined using an in-depth semi-structured interview...

... and the sustainability of academic libraries. The research tool (Questionnaire) was developed with the help of literature on the UTAUT. The structure of the questionnaire format included demographic information followed by statements on PE, EE, SI and FCs toward the adoption of BDA. Furthermore, statements were added...

...Farshad Parhamnia Purpose The present study aimed to investigate the impact of social networks on the use of academic libraries by university students. Design/methodology/approach The method used in the present study was a survey. The statistical population included 461 university students...

...Farzane Sahli; Sirous Alidousti; Nader Naghshineh Purpose This study identifies factors affecting brand building for academic libraries affiliated with the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MSRT) in Iran. Design/methodology/approach This research applied the grounded theory method...

... media trend in the promotion of academic libraries. Design/methodology/approach The article is based on a review of the social networking sites YouTube and Instagram and an analysis of network resources using the Brand24 tool. Findings Resources that are described by Internet users as “dark...

.... Academic libraries Librarianship Social networking technology Market research Globalization Business model innovation Startups University libraries have been identified as one of the most powerful innovation ecosystem elements for resource-constrained startups striving for faster market...

...Yuan-Ho Huang Purpose This study explored the different artificial intelligence (AI) applications used in academic libraries and the key factors and impediments related to their implementation. Design/methodology/approach The author applied quantitative research methods in the form...

...Pui Yik Yu; Ernest Tak Hei Lam; Dickson K.W. Chiu Purpose This research studies the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the operation management of Hong Kong academic libraries for understanding the difficulties and challenges for librarians to adapt to the special arrangements during...

...Kun Zhang; Peixin Lu Purpose WeChat official account (WCOA) is an emerging and important platform for academic library services, which greatly accelerates the development of this field. This article aims to identify key evaluation indicators for users' satisfaction of the Academic Library WeChat...

... in Mainland China, as Google is blocked there. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Academic libraries Quantitative method Collaborative learning Learning commons Library cafés Study space In recent years, the use of mobile devices...

...Maryam Loghmani Khozani; Hassan Behzadi; Mohsen Nowkarizi; Fatemeh Shafiee Neizar Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the views of librarians in Iran academic libraries about the extent of their familiarity, application and knowledge of the cloud computing in libraries. Design...

... instruction for teaching basic library skills to students (Zhang et al., 2007). Technology Augmented reality Libraries of medical universities Academic libraries After identifying the categories and subcategories, the researchers explored the relationships between the categories...

...Theophilus Kwamena Ocran; Paulina Afful-Arthur Purpose The purpose of the study is to assess the role of academic libraries in digital scholarship at the University of Cape Coast. The study adopted the descriptive survey design and used teaching staff (lecturers) as the population of the study...

... decisions, implementability of innovative and flexible decisions and the potentials of libraries in making incremental or radical decisions. These can be achieved by using IT in libraries. These academic libraries have multiple plans such as examining the design and implementation of IT in the world's...

...Joseph Kehinde Fasae; Clement Ola Adekoya; Idowu Adegbilero-Iwari Purpose The study aims to investigate the academic libraries' response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic situation in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach A survey research design was employed for the study...

...Yajun Guo; Zinan Yang; Zhishun Yang; Yan Quan Liu; Arlene Bielefield; Gregory Tharp Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the measures employed in the provision of patron services in Chinese academic libraries responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, noting the challenges and issues...

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