Opportunity to Change the Role of Academic Libraries during a Pandemic: The Concept

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the entire human race's routine and put a temporary halt to global interactions. This epidemic has also had a negative influence on academic libraries. This is one of the most serious consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic for academic libraries, particularly at Malaysia's Institute of Teacher Training. It also, predictably, gives libraries the potential to shift their traditional role in offering services by utilizing the most up-to-date technologies. The purpose of this study was to show how academic libraries use social media platforms to deliver library services, highlighting the importance of strong and structured collaboration to reach customers during this epidemic. At the same time to increase users in the virtual world, promote library services and activities in a more engaging way. Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.

Challenges in Influencing User Behavior in Accessing E-Content Materials

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a fresh shift in the global population today, requiring people to adjust their typical routines and lifestyles. In the last five years, electronic books (e-books) have become a popular reading and reference alternative, particularly for fiction (Jandri, P., et al). (2020). In the academic realm, however, e-books have not had the same level of success in terms of use and acceptability. It will take further research to determine why this is happening among academic users. Because the usage of e-books is new, it has an impact on library services. Because it is new, there is a need to improve library service quality. There are challenges in influencing user behavior in accessing e-content materials. The methodology and procedures used describe the different types of research paradigms and justify the reasons for using each in this study. Therefore, this paper discusses the influence of challenges in influencing user behavior in accessing e-content materials in terms of services in digital libraries in selected universities using questionnaires as a research tool to collect data through Survey Monkey application and Google forms. Structural Equation Model (SEM) - SmartPLS will be used in this study. The quantitative approach is used to measure factors influencing user behavior in accessing and using e-content among trainee students in Teachers' Training Institutes in Malaysia. Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.