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target population was 225 postgraduate students who were on session during September
2017 semester and who had completed at least one year of study. From this, 79 eligible
respondents were randomply sampled. Data was collected from one private
university. The data was then summarized using descriptive statistics.
Inferences were drawn using correlation and regression technique. Results
showed that usage intensity was significantly correlated to behavioral control
factors (r=.289, p<.05). However, the correlation between usage intensity and
both perceived usefulness (r=.073, p>.05) and perceived ease of use (r=.159, p>.05) were not statistically significant. The results suggest
that perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use were necessary but not
sufficient determinants of e-resource usage intensity as only behavioral
control factor was signiticant.
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Declaration of conflicts of interest
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samuel.wakahia@pacuniversity.ac.keLead author country
- Kenya
Lead author job role
- Other Librarian
Lead author institution
Pan Africa Christian UniversityHuman Participants
- Yes
Ethics statement
This research was approved by the postgraduate board of University of Nairobi and had the informed concent of all the participants for the research.Comments
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