An-Najah National University Students’ Perceptions toward‏ ‏the Justifications and Obstacles of using ‎CD-ROMs in the Library

An-Najah National University Students’ Perceptions toward‏ ‏the Justifications and Obstacles of using ‎CD-ROMs in the Library

Hani Jaber

Received : 12-05-1999 , Accepted : 06-03-2000

Language: Arabic

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify the Justification; and obstacles in using CD- ROMs by students at An-Najah National University and impact of gender, college, and academic level variables on student's utilization of CD-ROMs. To achieve the goals of the study, a sample of 100 senior and graduate students was chosen. The subjects had used the CD-ROMs as sources between Jan. I-June 1,1998. After data collection, the researcher used SPSS to analyze them. It was found that students had a high degree of justifications for using these CD-ROMs. Percentage of response was 73.8% while degree of obstacles was 56.2%. Pertaining to the role of the three variables. in influencing justifications, it was found that there were statistically significant differences at =0.05 level which may be attributed to college variable in favor of colleges of science. However, there were no statistically significant differences at =0.05 level which may be attributed to gender, and academic level variables. Concerning the role of variables in CD-ROM using obstacles, it was found that there were differences between males and females. That is, obstacles facing females were more than those facing males. However, there were no statistically significant differences which may be attributed to college and academic level variables. The researcher has come up with a number of recommendations. Of these.

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