Abstract
This study sets to look at the impact of electronic information sources on collection development at twelve UiTM branches library. The issues being looked into cover to what extent do the librarians interact with Internet-based technologies and electronic information sources. Areas of study include materials budget, training, and readiness. This study covers twelve UiTM branches library and data gathered through questionnaires and interview. .Results showed that effective training skill and competencies are the most important factors that contribute to readiness and effectiveness of library staff in dealing with electronic information sources. While, material budget allocation does not have any relationship and does not influence the readiness and effectiveness of the library staff.
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Item Type: | Research Reports |
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Creators: | Creators Email / ID Num. Syed Ahmad Alhady, Syed Mohammed Alhady UNSPECIFIED Abdul Rahman, Abd. Latif UNSPECIFIED Mohamed Ghazali, Asmadi UNSPECIFIED Hassan, Rosli UNSPECIFIED |
Subjects: | Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > University and college. Academic libraries > Malaysia Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources (General) > Research. Information retrieval. Information behavior. Information literacy Z Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > ZA Information resources (General) > Electronic information resources |
Divisions: | Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kedah > Sg Petani Campus > Research Management Institute (RMI), UiTM Cawangan Kedah |
Keywords: | electronic; information; UiTM |
Date: | January 2007 |
URI: | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/45564 |
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