Factors Underlying Technology Adoption in Academic Libraries in Kuwait

Autor/inn/en	Al-Fadhli, Meshal; Corrall, Sheila; Cox, Andrew
Titel	Factors Underlying Technology Adoption in Academic Libraries in Kuwait
Quelle	In: New Review of Academic Librarianship, 22 (2016) 4, S.370-390 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1361-4533
DOI	10.1080/13614533.2016.1138135
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Library Development; Library Automation; Academic Libraries; Technology Integration; Influences; Performance Factors; Adoption (Ideas); Observation; Interviews; Content Analysis; Librarian Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes; Employee Attitudes; Library Research; Public Policy; Economic Impact; Leadership Styles; Tenure; Kuwait + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bibliotheksplanung; College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Leistungsindikator; Ideas; Ideenfindung; Beobachtung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Inhaltsanalyse; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Öffentliche Ordnung; Ökonomische Determinanten; Führungsstil; Amtszeit; Beschäftigungsdauer
Abstract	The study analyzed factors shaping adoption of technology in academic libraries in Kuwait. The research was based on interviews conducted with library directors, staff, and users, combined with observation and document analysis. A major aspect of the Kuwaiti context was a relative lack of financial restraints and an enthusiasm for technology within society as a whole. Other important influences shaping technology adoption specifically within libraries were the top down decision-making style and a quest for prestige, in a context of a lack of library culture among users, shortage of professional staff, and a strong, perhaps exaggerated, faith in technology as a solution to problems. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01