Factors that influence the use of the virtual library among students at a university in northeastern Mexico

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2021.975

Keywords:

Digital communication, Digital competences, Research skills, Use of information, Virtual libraries

Abstract

Objetive. Due to the quarantine of Covid 19, libraries have had to adapt to the virtual modality. For this reason, the purpose of this research is to verify the relationship between the variables: Information available in the virtual library; Informative competences of the librarian; teacher influence; Awareness of the value of information and reading habits with the use of the virtual library. It is important to mention that the study is limited to a quantitative approach. Likewise, the study is aimed at higher education students from an engineering school in northeastern Mexico.

Method. A measurement instrument with 26 questions on a Likert scale was used, which meets the reliability and validity characteristics. The instrument was applied to a stratified sample of 386 students. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software, developing a multiple linear regression model.

Results. The results show that the variables: information available in the virtual library, the information skills of the librarian, the influence of teacher, awareness of the value of information and reading habits directly influence use of the virtual library.

Conclusions. The resulting model provides valuable information on those critical factors that must be taken into account to strengthen the use of virtual libraries in universities by students. Likewise, it is recommended for future research to re-analyze the teacher's influence factor in post-pandemic times, hoping to find a different finding.

Author Biographies

Lizbeth Infante Alcántara, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León – México

PHD Candidate in Philosophy with a major in Management. Currently works as a full time professor at the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (Mexico).

Jesus Eduardo Estrada Dominguez, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León – México

PHD. in Philosophy with a major in Administration. He currently works as a full time professor at the School of Public Accounting and Administration of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (Mexico), he belongs to the National System of Researchers at the candidate level.

Rubén Suárez Escalona, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León – México

PHD. in Philosophy with a major in Administration. Currently working as a full time professor in the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (Mexico), he belongs to the National System of Researchers at the candidate level.

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Infante Alcántara, L., Estrada Dominguez, J. E., & Suárez Escalona, R. (2022). Factors that influence the use of the virtual library among students at a university in northeastern Mexico. Biblios Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, (84), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.5195/biblios.2021.975

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