Exploring digital library usage for getting information from the ELM perspective: The moderating effect of information need

Aslib Journal of Information Management

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 286-305

  Zha, Xianjin ^a   Li, Li ^a   Yan, Yalan ^b   Wang, Qian ^c   Wang, Gang ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c HUBEI UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

China; Digital libraries; Elaboration likelihood model; Information need; Information quality; Reputation

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION SCIENCE; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS;

CHINA; ELABORATION LIKELIHOOD MODELS; INFORMATION NEED; INFORMATION QUALITY; REPUTATION;

DIGITAL LIBRARIES;

EID: 84973659362     PISSN: 20503806     EISSN: 20503814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/AJIM-12-2015-0200     Document Type: Article

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