Accessibility, usage, and behavioral intention of print books and e-books by medical students (original) (raw)
The aim of the study was to examine the difference of ease of use, accessibility, and future prediction of print format books (p-books) and eBooks among MBBS students. The quantitative research method and survey design was used for this study. The population of the study was the undergraduate medical students (MBBS) of Shalamar Medical & Dental College (SMDC) Lahore, Pakistan. For data collection the self-administered instrument was used and questionnaire was validated from field expert and Institutional Review Board of SMDC. For checking the reliability, pilot testing was conducted and Cronbach's Alpha value was 0.87. In SMDC, MBBS students were 600 from 1st year to final year and the data was collected from all enrolled MBBS students of SMDC. The data was analyzed by using of SPSS 23rd version. It was found that the majority of MBBS students used eBooks and p-books for study purposes. The Prof. M. Akhtar Khan library has a rich collection of both format books. The researchers, students can access and utilize the eBooks and p-books round the clock 24/7. It has been examined that students got easy access to eBooks and usage of eBooks. The majority of students were satisfied with the eBooks because they save their time, easily accessible, and their availably on their desktop and on android phones. The factor ease of use was significantly high in favor of the pbooks. The students have future preferences for both formats. The senior classes preferred p-books and junior classes were in favor of eBooks. The majority of MBSS students were satisfied with both kind of material.
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