Adoption and Use of Discovery Tools by Selected Academic Libraries in Zimbabwe

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Author(s): Sindiso Bhebhe (National Archives of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe)and Similo Ngwenya (National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 13
Source title: E-Discovery Tools and Applications in Modern Libraries
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Egbert de Smet (University of Antwerp, Belgium)and Sangeeta Dhamdhere (Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0474-0.ch009

Keywords: Digital Libraries / Information Science Reference / Library & Information Science / Library Science

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The chapter discusses the adoption and use of e-discovery tools by three selected academic libraries in Zimbabwe. Through the use of a multiple case study a study was carried out to identify factors that led to the adoption and use of discovery tools by the three selected academic libraries. The study sought to find out the reasoning behind the selection of e-discovery tools, to assess the challenges and opportunities met in the use of e-discovery tools and to evaluate the impact brought about by the use of discovery tools. The study drew its theoretical framework from the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) (Davis, 1989). The TAM best explains the adoption of numerous technologies ranging from software packages to various online services. Some of the findings revealed that all the three libraries chose to use the EBSCO discovery tools even though it is expensive for them.

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