Adoption of online databases in public libraries : an Australian case study

The project on which this article is based set out to evaluate—using an interpretivist/ constructivist framework—the content, usability, and use of the four online databases that were introduced into Victorian public libraries under the Gulliver Program. The grounded nature of the method enabled the...

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Main Authors: Williamson, Kirsty, Wright, Steven, Burstein, Frada, Schauder, Don
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1524922021-08-25T20:10:24Z Adoption of online databases in public libraries : an Australian case study Williamson, Kirsty Wright, Steven Burstein, Frada Schauder, Don Library and information science The project on which this article is based set out to evaluate—using an interpretivist/ constructivist framework—the content, usability, and use of the four online databases that were introduced into Victorian public libraries under the Gulliver Program. The grounded nature of the method enabled the discovery of key issues that were not always related to the quality of the databases themselves. Since Everett Rogers’ famous analysis of the diffusion of innovations appeared to have explanatory value in this context, his theory was used to illuminate the findings. This was despite the fact that an individual was not involved in this case but rather the State Library of Victoria making a decision to adopt an innovation on behalf of the public libraries of Victoria. The researchers believed that Rogers’ framework could be used to shed light on why both staff and library patrons were slow in accepting or adopting online databases for their information seeking. The conclusion is that training is the principal way in which this situation could be changed. Published version 2021-08-23T01:19:01Z 2021-08-23T01:19:01Z 2003 Journal Article Williamson, K., Wright, S., Burstein, F. & Schauder, D. (2003). Adoption of online databases in public libraries : an Australian case study. Library and Information Science Research E-Journal, 13(2), 1-10. https://dx.doi.org/10.32655/LIBRES.2003.2.2 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152492 10.32655/LIBRES.2003.2.2 2 13 1 10 en Library and Information Science Research E-Journal © 2003 Kirsty Williamson, Steven Wright, Frada Burstein and Don Schauder. All rights reserved. application/pdf
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Williamson, Kirsty
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Burstein, Frada
Schauder, Don
Adoption of online databases in public libraries : an Australian case study
description The project on which this article is based set out to evaluate—using an interpretivist/ constructivist framework—the content, usability, and use of the four online databases that were introduced into Victorian public libraries under the Gulliver Program. The grounded nature of the method enabled the discovery of key issues that were not always related to the quality of the databases themselves. Since Everett Rogers’ famous analysis of the diffusion of innovations appeared to have explanatory value in this context, his theory was used to illuminate the findings. This was despite the fact that an individual was not involved in this case but rather the State Library of Victoria making a decision to adopt an innovation on behalf of the public libraries of Victoria. The researchers believed that Rogers’ framework could be used to shed light on why both staff and library patrons were slow in accepting or adopting online databases for their information seeking. The conclusion is that training is the principal way in which this situation could be changed.
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author Williamson, Kirsty
Wright, Steven
Burstein, Frada
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title Adoption of online databases in public libraries : an Australian case study
title_short Adoption of online databases in public libraries : an Australian case study
title_full Adoption of online databases in public libraries : an Australian case study
title_fullStr Adoption of online databases in public libraries : an Australian case study
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