H. Ghalavand, Abdolahad Nabiolahi, Ahmadreza Dashtafkan
{"title":"The Acceptance and Use of Social Media in Public Libraries During the COVID-19 Pandemic Based on UTAUT Model in Khuzestan Province, Iran","authors":"H. Ghalavand, Abdolahad Nabiolahi, Ahmadreza Dashtafkan","doi":"10.1080/01616846.2023.2215674","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Present study examines the acceptance and use of social media by public librarians during the COVID-19 pandemic based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology model. Simple random method based on Morgan table was used, and 175 public librarians were selected to participate in this study. A questionnaire was used to collect data, and SPSS statistical software was used for data analysis. Findings revealed that the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology model can be applied to the admission test for public libraries in the context of using social media during the pandemic.","PeriodicalId":45177,"journal":{"name":"Public Library Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4000,"publicationDate":"2023-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Public Library Quarterly","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2023.2215674","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
Present study examines the acceptance and use of social media by public librarians during the COVID-19 pandemic based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology model. Simple random method based on Morgan table was used, and 175 public librarians were selected to participate in this study. A questionnaire was used to collect data, and SPSS statistical software was used for data analysis. Findings revealed that the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology model can be applied to the admission test for public libraries in the context of using social media during the pandemic.
期刊介绍：
Public Libraries Quarterly is addressed to leaders-directors, managers, staff, trustees, and friends-who believe that change is imperative if public libraries are to fulfill their service missions in the twenty-first century. In PLQ, directors and operating officers tell how they accomplished change. The journal examines: •best practices and models to improve service •management case studies-with results and failures •library mythologies that retard individual and institutional development •studies of how to plan results and accomplish desired outcomes •marketing and fund-raising tools that work •budget and financial analysis tools and tips
京公网安备 11010802042870号
京ICP备2023020795号-1
分享
求助内容：
应助结果提醒方式：
扫码关注我们
