Faculty acceptance of e-resources at applied sciences colleges in Oman: application of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)

Abdullah Al-Alawi, Yasir Hamood and Mohammad Noor, Noor Hasrul Nizan (2020) Faculty acceptance of e-resources at applied sciences colleges in Oman: application of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). International Journal of English and Education, 9 (4). pp. 299-312. ISSN 2278-4012

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Abstract

This study investigated factors that influence faculty members attitudes toward accept e-resources at the Applied Sciences colleges in Sultanate of Oman, this is due to the unexpected decrease after the first year of use by the faculty. To achieve this, a set of behavioral factors has been relied upon, such as the behavioral intention (BI) and the perceived usefulness (PU) and perception of easiness (POE). These factors may also be affected and related to other external factors such as information quality. The study population consists of faculty members working in six CASin the Sultanate of Oman. 120 of them were chosen as a representative sample, and a questionnaire was distributed to them, which included various factors to measure their acceptance of the e-resources available on the electronic system. The results of the study confirmed the presence of a statistically significant relationship in the effect of behavioral factors such as (PU) and (POE) in using e-resources. It also indicated that there is a direct relationship between information quality (IQ) as an external variables and belief variables (PU and POE) which in turn affects the behavioral intention to use e-resources (BI).

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	4297/83708
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Perception of easiness (POE), perceived usefulness (PU), behavioral intention (BI), information quality (IQ), colleges of applied sciences (CAS).
Subjects:	Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources > ZA4050 Electronic information resources
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Information System Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Information System Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology
Depositing User:	Dr. NOOR HASRUL MOHAMMAD NOOR
Date Deposited:	15 Oct 2020 11:49
Last Modified:	23 Oct 2020 15:54
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/83708

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