[HTML][HTML] Librarians' attitudes towards application of information technology in academic libraries in Pakistan

M Ramzan, M Asif, S Ahmad - Information Research, 2021 - informationr.net
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Results. The findings revealed, overall, that respondents showed slightly positive attitudes
towards information technology. However, several librarians were confused over the
ownership of information technology applications in libraries. A significant relationship was
determined between librarians' information technology attitudes and availability and usage
of information technology in libraries, expenditure on information technology, librarians'
expertise in information technology, their awareness about new technologies, experience in …
Results. The findings revealed, overall, that respondents showed slightly positive attitudes towards information technology. However, several librarians were confused over the ownership of information technology applications in libraries. A significant relationship was determined between librarians’ information technology attitudes and availability and usage of information technology in libraries, expenditure on information technology, librarians’ expertise in information technology, their awareness about new technologies, experience in computer usage, information technology training, academic qualifications, and experience as librarians. No significant relationship was found between librarians’ information technology attitudes and library budget, size of libraries, type of libraries, location and librarians’ gender.
Conclusions. One of the outcomes of this study is that the information technologyattitudes of librarians have been found to be positively associated with the libraries’ information technologyavailability level and librarians’ expertise in information technology. Therefore, a significant effort is needed to enhance the librarians’ positivity towards application of information technologyin libraries. This requires librarians’ exposure to, and experience of latest technologies. Librarians’ role in information technology-related decision making needs to be enhanced.
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