Factors impacting library-related uses of mobile phones by students in public universities in Malawi

IF 0.4 Q4 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science Pub Date : 2018-08-19 DOI:10.7553/84-1-1757
A. Chaputula, S. Mutula
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The purpose of this paper is to report on findings of a study that was conducted to determine academic and library-related uses of mobile phones by students in public universities in Malawi. The study surveyed students at Mzuzu University, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kamuzu College of Nursing, the Polytechnic, and the College of Medicine. Self-completion structured questionnaires were administered to a sample of 370 students. The data collected was analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and the results are presented in the form of percentages, tables and graphs. Findings indicated that mobile phone ownership among the students was very high with 99.7% of the respondents owning one or more mobile phones. Findings further showed that students used mobile phones for searching e-books, e-journals, the library website and the catalogue. Most of the students indicated that ease of accessing services using mobile phones (200; 88.1%), and the internet’s ability to be accessed from anywhere at any time (185; 81.5%) positively impacted on their use of mobile phones. Conversely, the high cost of mobile internet and websites not being mobile-friendly were the notable factors that negatively impacted the use of mobile phones. Studies of this nature have not been previously conducted in public universities in Malawi. This study will, therefore, inform researchers intending to conduct similar or related studies in public universities in Malawi.
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马拉维公立大学学生在图书馆使用手机的影响因素
本文的目的是报告一项研究的结果,该研究旨在确定马拉维公立大学学生使用手机的学术和图书馆相关情况。这项研究调查了妈祖大学、利隆圭农业与自然资源大学、妈祖护理学院、理工学院和医学院的学生。对370名学生进行了自我完成的结构化问卷调查。收集的数据使用社会科学统计软件包(SPSS)进行分析,结果以百分比,表格和图表的形式呈现。调查结果显示,学生的手机拥有率非常高,99.7%的受访者拥有一部手机或多部手机。调查结果进一步表明,学生使用手机搜索电子书、电子期刊、图书馆网站和目录。大多数学生表示,使用移动电话获取服务的便利性(200;88.1%),以及随时随地访问互联网的能力(185;81.5%)对他们使用移动电话产生积极影响。相反,移动互联网的高成本和网站不适合移动设备是对手机使用产生负面影响的显著因素。这种性质的研究以前从未在马拉维的公立大学进行过。因此,这项研究将为打算在马拉维公立大学进行类似或相关研究的研究人员提供信息。
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South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science
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