An empirical study on the factors influencing mobile library usage in IoT era
ISSN: 0737-8831
Article publication date: 3 October 2018
Issue publication date: 25 October 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to construct an information ecology factor-TAM model to explore how information, people, and information environment impact mobile library users’ behavioral intention.
Design/methodology/approach
An empirical study based on an information ecology factor-TAM model.
Findings
The results of model test indicate that information, people, and information environment affect users’ behavioral intention to use mobile library in the information ecology environment. This paper provides a new theoretical perspective to understand users’ behavior of mobile library. It also provides practical guidelines to promote the usage of mobile library.
Originality/value
Internet of Things makes digital library one important channel for people to obtain information. Mobile internet makes it possible to access a variety of information anytime and anywhere. With the rapid grow of the number of mobile internet users, the usage of mobile library does not grow correspondingly. This paper explores the reasons.
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Acknowledgements
This research is supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under Project (71203074) and the 985 Project of Jilin University.
Citation
Wang, X., Li, J., Yang, M., Chen, Y. and Xu, X. (2018), "An empirical study on the factors influencing mobile library usage in IoT era", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 36 No. 4, pp. 605-621. https://doi.org/10.1108/LHT-01-2018-0008
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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