Student use of university digital collections

An increasing number of colleges and universities are beginning to digitize their museum and teaching collections. Digitization has become necessary to improve the educational value of these collections both in the classroom and beyond. The purpose of this research is to better assess the acceptance and use of technology as it relates to students’ use of university digital collections. The framework of this study is based on the technology acceptance model (TAM) which evaluates the adoption and use of information technology. A survey was administered to a random national sample of 401 students. Data was analysed using descriptive, factor analysis, and structural equation modelling. The results of this research indicate that promotion by faculty and librarians is key to the use of digital collections. Furthermore, perceived usefulness was an important influence on students’ intention to use a digital collection

Digital collections · Library science · Sociology · Augmented Reality Applications · Computer Science · Museums and Cultural Heritage · Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts

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