چکیده:
This research aims at investigating electronic journals’ acceptance among
Payam-e-Noor University faculty members as well as studying the
influential factors in that. Of all faculty members approached in this study,
169 ones returned the questioners. Findings show that E-journals’
acceptance among faculty members is at average level on the basis of which
it seems both printed and electronic journals have got equal positions among
such a group. Findings also reveal that computer and Internet problems with
the coefficient determination of ß=0/31 are the strongest factors in making
E-journals not acceptable. In addition, faculty members’ computer and
Internet skills with ß=0/175 and their knowledge of online full text databases
with ß=0/12 make positive effects on E-journals acceptance, while access to
E-journals’ causes weak effect (b=0/05). Results indicate that the more age
and experience, the slighter tendency to E-journals’ use. Therefore, there is
no significant correlation among gender, major, educational level and Ejournals’
acceptance
خلاصه ماشینی:
com Abstract This research aims at investigating electronic journals’ acceptance among Payam-e-Noor University faculty members as well as studying the influential factors in that.
Findings show that E-journals’ acceptance among faculty members is at average level on the basis of which it seems both printed and electronic journals have got equal positions among such a group.
In addition, faculty members’ computer and Internet skills with fl=0/175 and their knowledge of online full text databases with b=0/12 make positive effects on E-journals acceptance, while access to E-journals’ causes weak effect (b=0/05).
Problem Statment Periodicals, especially journals, because of making access to the recent findings of different fields of science have found important status among faculty members and researchers.
On the other hand, considering the findings of previous researches such as Majid and Abazova (1999), Hayati and Sotude (2002), Hassanshahi (2006) and Dadzie (2005), it could be estimated that factors such as amount of access and familiarity with computer, network, full-text databases, amount of computer and network skills, presence of network problems, and individual attributes such as gender, age, scientific degree could all have relations with amount of acceptance of E-journals.
Table 3 FrequencS Distribution of Respondents in View of their Scores Given to the Scale of Skill in Use of Computer, Network and Full-text Databases {مراجعه شود به فایل جدول الحاقی} Respondents' computer and network problems One of the problems causing negative effects on the use of World Wide Web and required databases for making access to E-journals is the computer and network problems which have been investigated here in 7 statements.