3 - Introducing Open Source Reference Management Software to a Rural South African Campus: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Workshops at the University of the Free State’s Qwaqwa Campus
Corresponding Author(s) : Diana Breshears
Revue de l’enseignement supérieur en Afrique,
Vol. 14 No 2 (2016): Revue de l’enseignement supérieur en Afrique
Résumé
En dépit de la disponibilité croissante des logiciels libres et open source (FOSS), l’adoption d’une telle technologie d’information demeure faible dans les pays en développement. Les logiciels libres de gestion de références tels que Zotero peuvent de façon significative améliorer le flux de travail et par conséquent leur adoption par les universitaires dans les nations périphériques pourrait être une approche rentable pour appuyer et booster les résultats de recherche. A l’aide du modèle d’acceptation technologique, nous avons évalué l’efficacité d’un atelier comme intervention pour introduire Zotero (un logiciel libre et open source novateur dans cette communauté particulière) aux membres du personnel et aux étudiants dans le campus d’une université rurale d’Afrique du Sud. Une série de questionnaires a permis d’évaluer comment cette intervention a affecté les attitudes envers et l’utilisation de Zotero. Alors que les participants avaient des attitudes positives envers le logiciel au début de l’intervention, l’atelier a amélioré l’utilité perçue et la facilité d’utilisation du logiciel libre et open source. Pour l’ensemble des participants, le principal indicateur de l’utilisation régulière finale était sa facilité d’utilisation perçue. La présente étude indique que les ateliers de formation de courte durée pourraient améliorer de façon significative l’utilisation des nouveaux logiciels open source, même sans exposition préalable à des technologies similaires. Pour les étudiants, il devient important de mettre l’accent sur l’utilité du logiciel, tandis que le personnel universitaire pourrait bénéficier de formation technique pratique.
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Les références
Bennett, S., Maton, K., and Kervin, L., 2008, ‘The “digital natives” debate: A critical review of the evidence’, British Journal of Educational Technology, No. 39, pp. 775–86.
Brown, C., and Czerniewicz, L., 2010, ‘Debunking the “digital native”: beyond digital apartheid, towards digital democracy’, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, No. 26, pp. 357–69.
Centre for Teaching and Learning, 2013, Digital Identity of UFS Academic Staff 2013, Bloemfontein, South Africa: University of the Free State.
Davis, F. D., 1986, A technology acceptance model for empirically testing new end-user information systems: Theory and results, PhD thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Davis, F. D., 1989, ‘Perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and user acceptance of information technology’, MIS quarterly, pp.319–40.
Davis, F. D,. and Venkatesh, V., 1996, ‘A critical assessment of potential measurement biases in the technology acceptance model: three experiments’, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, No. 45, pp. 19–45.
Duong, K., 2010, ‘Rolling out Zotero across campus as a part of a science librarian’s outreach efforts’, Science and Technology Libraries, No. 29, pp. 315–24.
Farkas, M., 2012, ‘In practice. Tools for optimal flow: Technology-enabled research workflows’, American Libraries, No. 43, pp. 23–23.
Ghosh, R. A., and Glott, R., 2007, Free/Libre and Open Source Software: Worldwide impact study, United Nations University.
Hoy, G., and Koopman, M. S., 2008, ‘Are Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) solutions a viable option for academic libraries in South Africa?’, Innovation, No. 36, pp. 55–63.
James, J., 2003, ‘Free software and the digital divide: opportunities and constraints for developing countries’, Journal of Information Science, No. 29, pp. 25–33.
Jones, C., Huang, R., and Spector, J. M., 2012, ‘The new shape of the student’,Reshaping Learning, Berlin: Springer.
Krooden, E. T., 2004, ‘Teaching Information Literacy Courses in Southern Africa: Lessons Learned in Training on Constructing Personal Bibliographic Databases’,Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, No. 45, pp. 221–8.
Mendeley Ltd, 2012, Mendeley’s global research report. Available online at http://www. mendeley.com/global-research-report/. Accessed on 16 February 2014.
Mutula, S. M., 2005, ‘Peculiarities of the digital divide in sub-Saharan Africa’,Program: Electronic library and information systems, No.39, pp. 122–38.
Naude, F., Rensleigh, C., and Du Toit, A. S. A., 2010, ‘Using the open Web as an information resource and scholarly Web search engines as retrieval tools for academic and research purposes’, SA Journal of Information Management, No. 12, p. 6.
Neil, S., 2009, ‘The digital native – myth and reality’, Aslib Proceedings, No. 61,pp. 364–79.
Park, N., Roman, R., Lee, S. and Chung, J. E., 2009, ‘User acceptance of a digital library system in developing countries: An application of the Technology Acceptance Model’, International Journal of Information Management, No. 29,pp. 196–209.
Prensky, M., 2001, ‘Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants’, Part 1, On the Horizon, No. 9, pp. 1–6.
Schilling, L. S., 2005, ‘Publish or Perish: Writing Under Pressure’, Pediatric Nursing, No. 31, pp. 234–6.
Singh, A. M., 2004, ‘Bridging the digital divide: the role of universities in getting South Africa closer to the global information society’, SA Journal of Information Management, p. 6.
Straub, D., Keil, M. and Brenner, W., 1997,‘Testing the technology acceptance model across cultures: A three country study’, Information and Management, No. 33, pp. 1–11.
Ursavaş, Ö. F., 2013, ‘Reconsidering the role of attitude in the TAM: An answer to Teo (2009) and Nistor and Heymann (2010), and Lopez-Bonilla and Lopez-Bonilla (2011)’, British Journal of Educational Technology, No. 44, pp. E22–E25.
Walton, M., and Donner, J., 2012, ‘Public access, private mobile: The interplay of shared access and the mobile Internet for teenagers in Cape Town’, Global Impact Study Research Report Series, Cape Town: University of Cape Town.
Zhang, Y., 2012, ‘Comparison of select reference management tools’, Medical Reference Services Quarterly, No. 31, pp. 45–60.