Author/Authors :
Kato, Agrey School of Computational and Communication Science and Engineering - The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology - Arusha, Tanzania , Kisangiri, Michael School of Computational and Communication Science and Engineering - The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology - Arusha, Tanzania , Kaijage, Shubi School of Computational and Communication Science and Engineering - The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology - Arusha, Tanzania
Abstract :
This study considered the development, awareness, adoption, and usage of digital library (DL) resources at the university level. To
develop and implement a successful electronic library resource system, it is vital to review the success factors and identify the most
important technological aspects of DL resources. Electronic library information technology was described and grouped into
several categories that influence user satisfaction in a DL context. These are open access to information, the facility of access,
uncomplicated interface design, high quality of the communication process, Internet performance, performance assurance
service, ease of communication via social network, and patron-driven acquisition. With these important features of DL services,
the simplicity of accessing online information and the performance of DL utilities have become of paramount importance. Several
research works were therefore reviewed and evaluated to determine the usability of DL services; thereafter, the design of the DL
discovery system was developed through Blacklight open-source software.