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Mobile Learning Usage of LIS Students in Mainland China

Mobile Learning Usage of LIS Students in Mainland China

Tsz Ying Law, Fanny C. W. Leung, Dickson K. W. Chiu, Patrick Lo, Mavis Man-Wai Lung, Qingshan Zhou, Yang Xu, Yang Lu, Kevin K. W. Ho
Copyright: © 2019 |Volume: 9 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 23
ISSN: 1947-3052|EISSN: 1947-3060|EISBN13: 9781522566557|DOI: 10.4018/IJSSOE.2019040102
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Law, Tsz Ying, et al. "Mobile Learning Usage of LIS Students in Mainland China." IJSSOE vol.9, no.2 2019: pp.12-34. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJSSOE.2019040102

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Law, T. Y., Leung, F. C., Chiu, D. K., Lo, P., Lung, M. M., Zhou, Q., Xu, Y., Lu, Y., & Ho, K. K. (2019). Mobile Learning Usage of LIS Students in Mainland China. International Journal of Systems and Service-Oriented Engineering (IJSSOE), 9(2), 12-34. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJSSOE.2019040102

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Law, Tsz Ying, et al. "Mobile Learning Usage of LIS Students in Mainland China," International Journal of Systems and Service-Oriented Engineering (IJSSOE) 9, no.2: 12-34. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJSSOE.2019040102

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Abstract

This study aims to explore the usage behaviors of smartphones for learning purposes by Library and Information Science (LIS) students of mainland China. A quantitative questionnaire was used for collecting the subjects' usage behavior, their perceptions on learning experience through using smartphones, and their needs of accessing library services using smartphones. The authors analyzed the results from two major universities in mainland China. This research discovered that LIS students in mainland China used smartphones for their daily-life matters more readily than for learning purposes. They were also interested in accessing library services with smartphones, but not many of them were already using these services. The undergraduate and postgraduate respondents had some differences in their usage preferences and behaviors. This paper suspected those library services are already available but the promotion has been inadequate. There are obviously opportunities for educators, librarians, and technology providers to get some insights to improve mobile learning (m-learning) in universities and for students to learn better with mobile technology and apps. This study provides insights into the users' needs and the application of m-learning in mainland China, where scant similar studies have been conducted before.

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