Factors influencing academic library users' intention to use mobile systems: A comparison of current users and potential adopters

Purpose: The study intends to examine the factors influencing the behavioral intention to use academic libraries’ mobile systems from the perspective of current users and potential adopters, respectively. Design/methodology/approach: Our study investigates the mobile library system’s acceptance by using a context-specific extension of the theory of reasoned action(TRA) and the technology acceptance model(TAM), which includes such factors as mobile self-efficacy, personal innovativeness and perceived playfulness. Structural equation modeling was used to test the validity of the proposed model based on the empirical data which was collected from 210 questionnaire survey participants.Findings: The result shows that 1) for both current users and potential adopters, attitude toward use and subjective norm both have a significant and positive impact on behavioral intention to use; 2) perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use are significantly correlated to potential adopters’ attitude toward use whereas perceived usefulness and perceived playfulness are significantly related to current users’ attitude toward use; 3) as for the comparison between the two groups of users, personal innovativeness not only affects perceived usefulness of both current users and potential adopters, but also affects potential adopters’ perceived playfulness positively. Mobile self-efficacy has a significant effect on perceived ease of use for both types of users.Research limitations: Although the sample size met the basic statistics requirements for the social research, the participants were mainly college students, and other mobile system users like faculty members and researchers were not investigated. In addition, some influencing factors, such as information quality, system quality and service quality were not considered in the research model.Practical implications: This study reveals main factors which influence both current users and potential adopters’ intention to use the mobile system, providing academic libraries withinsights into management strategies to offer customized mobile services to different types of users. Originality/value: Previous studies did not distinguish current users from potential adopters, which is not conducive for academic libraries to provide customized services and attract potential users. We presented an exploratory study to address this issue.

基于TAM3的移动图书馆APP用户的信息采纳行为研究

文章以技术接受整合模型TAM3为理论基础,结合国内外移动图书馆理论研究及实践现状,构建移动图书馆APP的用户采纳模型。以移动图书馆APP用户为实证对象,利用AMOS建立结构方程模型,对不同学科类别、学历层次用户进行多群组分析,确定模型整体的变量,包括行为意向、感知有用性、感知易用性、相关性、个体差异、感知愉悦性。实证分析发现,文科用户群偏好于从有用性角度考虑,理科用户群倾向于易用性APP服务;本科、研究生两个群组用户均更多从感知有用性角度考虑使用移动图书馆服务。与此同时,相对于理科生来说,感知愉悦性对文科用户的采纳意向效果更显著;而个体差异对理科用户的采纳意向更显著。但对于本科、研究生两组用户相关性、个体差异、感知愉悦性对行为意向的效果没有明显差异。

高校移动图书馆用户采纳意愿影响因素的实证研究

用户对移动图书馆的采纳意愿受到诸多因素的影响。高校移动图书馆的用户采纳模型构建以TAM模型、UTAUT模型、多维多尺度模型为理论基础。文章通过问卷调查和结构方程模型进行实证研究,探究影响用户采纳高校移动图书馆的主要因素以及采纳动机的调节作用。结果表明:环境质量、信息质量、交互质量和服务效果同时影响用户使用意愿,地区因素对采纳动机起到调节作用。