Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Department of Economics and Business, Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, Serang, Banten, Indonesia
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Faculty of Management Sciences, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST), Islamabad, Pakistan
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Faculty of Management Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai China, and School of Media and Communication, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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School of Technology Management and Logistics, College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
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Faculty of Management Sciences, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST), Karachi, Pakistan
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The advent of the pandemic COVID‑19 has resulted in a global crisis that resulted
in the closure of universities and educational institutions worldwide. This study aims to explore the
determinants of students’ intention towards e‑library services usage amid the challenging time of the
COVID‑19 pandemic. This paper reviews the technology‑oriented individual attitude based on four
dimensions of the technology readiness 2.0 index factors, which affect medical students’ perspectives.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The authors provided a self‑administered questionnaire to medical
students to investigate their e‑library adoption attitude during the COVID‑19 crisis. The authors
distributed 542 questionnaires, received 361 complete responses and analyzed the data through path
modeling/partial least squares structural equations modeling technique (PLS‑SEM) with the smart
PLS software version 3.3.3. The structural equation‑modelling tool permits the estimation of results.
RESULTS: The main finding revealed that medical students have a positive and explicit approach
to use the services available at the e‑library. Technology use and online services helped students
continue their educational needs in the advent of the current pandemic COVID‑19. Attitude and
subjective norms have significant influence and are strong predictors of intention. However, due to
inadequate support for the government side, the perceived behavioural control has an insignificant
impact on intention. This paper indicated one of the pioneers investigating the determinants of e‑library
adoption among medical students based on technology‑oriented personality traits, employing the four
dimensions of the technology readiness 2.0 index during the challenges of the COVID‑19 outbreak.
CONCLUSION: The study’s findings provide useful insight that offers valuable insights to implement
specific strategies from the government officials to address medical students’ uncertainties and
increase the technology adoption amid the COVID‑19 pandemic in medical education for developing
nations.
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