Usage patterns and perception toward e-books: experiences from academic libraries in South Korea.
Purpose – This study aims to investigate and analyze the usage patterns of electronic book (e-book) users and their perceptions of e-books from various perspectives. Recently, e-book usage and subscriptions at university libraries in South Korea have significantly increased. Design/methodology/appro...
| Published in: | Electronic Library Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 522 - 542 |
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| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Emerald Publishing Limited
2014
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=103911668&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 103911668 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 02640473 2OJ jtl: Electronic Library issn: 02640473 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2014 vid: 32 iid: 4 pid: 465 pub: Emerald Publishing Limited artinfo: ui: 103911668 99125561 10.1108/EL-11-2012-0150 103911668 ppf: 522 ppct: 20 formats: tig: atl: Usage patterns and perception toward e-books: experiences from academic libraries in South Korea. aug: au: Hwang, Jae-Young Kim, Jayhoon Lee, Boram Kim, Jeong Hwan sug: subj: Libraries, Academic South Korea Electronic Publications South Korea Student Attitudes South Korea South Korea Human Surveys Data Analysis Software Demography ab: Purpose – This study aims to investigate and analyze the usage patterns of electronic book (e-book) users and their perceptions of e-books from various perspectives. Recently, e-book usage and subscriptions at university libraries in South Korea have significantly increased. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conduct an extensive survey of 959 e-book users at the five major university libraries, which subscribe to the most e-books in South Korea. The survey contains structured questions as well as fields for open commentary to acquire various opinions. The authors also apply diverse analysis techniques, depending on the characteristics of the survey questions. Findings – Since the early 2000s, when e-books were first introduced, there has been a considerable change in perception and increase in usage of e-books at South Korean university libraries. Despite this progress, most functions of e-books are not fully utilized. The authors find the role of the library to be very important, as most users learn about and access e-books through the Web sites of university libraries, not through such portal sites as Google. The remarkable result is that users with higher education more easily recognize and have better experiences with e-book services. Originality/value – This study draws extensive samples and objective questions compared to previous research. The authors also contrast our research results with the other studies conducted within and outside of South Korea. The research shows the changes and differences in perception and usage of e-books by period and country. More importantly, the authors suggest strategies to boost e-book use based on user demands. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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