Providing Information through Smart Platforms: An Applied Study on Academic Libraries in Saudi Universities
Mohammed A. Abdulla, Abdulla M. Esmaeel
Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science · pp. 1–24 · Published 1 Jun 2019
10.9734/jesbs/2019/v30i430134Abstract
Information services using smart platforms have become one of the demands of this era since the much of information centres' users prefer using them for their speed and simplicity, capacity and efficiency in collecting vast amounts of information that meets the user's needs. Smartphones have spread out globally in a dramatic form, which means that libraries and information centres are now facing tremendous challenges to meet the needs of its users. This study aims at highlighting the efforts of the Library Information Services Specialists' of providing information services by the use of smart platforms that have been applied in Saudi Academic Libraries and Centres, which have delivered the said services. The main requirements for offering information services via smart platforms in the academic libraries and Information Centers were considered the subject of the study (Saudi academic Library and Resource centres at Saudi Universities). However, the significance of the study relies on empowering the researchers and students to have the means of free access to the research, studies, and all sources of digital information via their smartphones. The study consists of two parts, applied and theoretical fields in its methodology. The implementation of the applied research involved conducting a survey among the information services providers at the Saudi academic Libraries and Resource centres at Saudi Universities. Several users of the said libraries have conducted well-planned interviews with 156 information professionals and researchers to identify their views, insights, and opinions on the benefits of offering information services via smart platforms. The theoretical part took from the resources’, references and websites that discussed the aforementioned topic. Also addressed were its obstacles facing the said services in the era of information technology as the study sought to find out the answer.
Cited by 12
Ivanna Kramer, Sabine Bauer, Anne Matejcek · BioMedInformatics · 2022
Md. Tanvir Rahman, Risala T. Khan, Muhammad R. A. Khandaker · IEEE Access · 2020
Amine Dehbi, Abdellah Bakhouyi, Rachid Dehbi · International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET) · 2022
Clement Ola Adekoya, Isioma Alexis Ureki, Adesola Victoria Alade · Information Discovery and Delivery · 2022
Ariadna Georgiana Badea (Paun), Vlad Ioan Bocanet, Iulia Clara Badea · Medicina · 2023
Bolanle Adefowoke Ojokoh, Benjamin S. Aribisala, Oluwafemi A. Sarumi · EngMedicine · 2024
G. Balakrishna Reddy, Alok Kumar Samanta, K. Ratna Kumar · Mechanisms and Machine Science · 2025
Sunil Kumar Panigrahi, Vineet Kumar Pathak, M Mohan Kumar · BMJ Global Health · 2020
Anushie Moonasar · Library Management · 2024
Hamed Fawareh, Bashar Hasan Alotti · Studies in Systems, Decision and Control · 2026
Related research
- Impact of Smartphones on Physical and Psychosocial Well-being of Children and Adolescent — shares topic coverage
- Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Smartphone-Based Study Guide for Undergraduate Medical Students — shares topic coverage
- Use and Role of Mobile Phone for Information Services in Agricultural Activities — shares topic coverage
- Social Media Use in Libraries and Information Services in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions — shares topic coverage
Article metrics
Real usage data collected on this platform.
0
Page views
0
PDF downloads
0
Outbound clicks
12
Citations
Views by country
Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".
No views recorded yet.
Traffic sources
Referring site, by host.
No traffic recorded yet.
Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.