DocumentCode
1963833
Title
An examination of library use for improving services on the IT impact
Author
Wang, Shiow-Luan ; Wu, Chun-Hui ; Perng, Chyuan ; Tsai, Jen-Teng
Author_Institution
Dept. of Ind. Eng. & Enterprise Inf., Tunghai Univ., Taichung
fYear
2009
fDate
11-13 May 2009
Firstpage
304
Lastpage
309
Abstract
The proliferation of Internet and Information Technology (IT) has been transformed a lot in library service features by the effect of digital and networked environment change. IT settings and related facilities in library should be easy to use and support the satisfaction of users needs. Library managers need to concern themselves with resource allocation in that they arrange their excellent services in a way that will attract users to enter/use the library. The aim of this study aimed to describe the impact of IT in university libraries and understand the information needs of users through a case analysis of library instruction in the Technical and Vocational Education System (TVES) of Taiwan. The findings revealed that most of the library users were satisfied with their library information services on the IT impact; they still need professional assistance in their using IT for information search in the increase of e-resources.
Keywords
academic libraries; information services; IT impact; Internet; Taiwan; Technical and Vocational Education System; e-resources; information technology; library information services; library instruction; library use; professional assistance; university libraries; Anthropometry; IP networks; Industrial engineering; Information analysis; Information management; Information technology; Resource management; Software libraries; Virtual environment; Web and internet services; IT; Information technology; Library satisfaction; Library use;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurements Systems, 2009. VECIMS '09. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Hong Kong
ISSN
1944-9410
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3808-2
Electronic_ISBN
1944-9410
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VECIMS.2009.5068913
Filename
5068913
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