Usage of computers on the ground floor in UOW library

Usage of computers on the ground floor in
UOW library
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Abstract
The main purpose of this proposal is to assess the usage of computers on the ground floor library
in the UOW, which then will result to the research study question “what is the computer usage in
the ground floor library in UOW?” This will be done by collecting data from the library through
observation where the researcher will visit the library and literally count the number of
computers in the library that are in use by the students and record their numbers. The library will
be visited 20 times resulting to a sample size of 20. From the resulting quantitative data,
quantitative analysis will then conducted where RStudio will be the statistical software to be
used in the data analysis process. The hypothesis that the number computers in use is at least
greater than half the total number of computers in the ground floor library will be tested using
the one sample t-test.
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Table of Contents
Abstract........................................................................................................................ ii
Introduction.................................................................................................................. 1
Background.................................................................................................................. 1
Research problem........................................................................................................... 3
Research objective.......................................................................................................... 3
Specific objective......................................................................................................... 3
Research question....................................................................................................... 3
Specific research question............................................................................................. 4
Hypothesis................................................................................................................. 4
Literature review........................................................................................................... 5
Methodologies................................................................................................................ 7
Significance of the problem.............................................................................................. 7
Expected outcomes......................................................................................................... 7
References.................................................................................................................... 8
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Introduction
Background
Libraries are the most fundamental facilities in all learning institutions of all levels. All the
reference materials that enhance the learning process are stored in the libraries (Bomhold, 2015).
In the earlier days, books used to be arranged on the shelves in the libraries according to the
departments and subjects (Siguenza-Guzman, Saquicela, Avila-Ordóñez, Vandewalle and
Cattrysse, 2015). Development of information technologies have transformed the whole process
of how materials in the libraries are stored (Moran and Morner, 2017). Through the help of
computers, materials in the library found new ways of storage and also making the information
long lasting and safe (Char, Geddes, Gonnet, Leong, Monagan and Watt, 2013). Libraries have
transformed from ordinary to ultramodern libraries which are well equipped with the computers
for use in search of the reading materials. Books in the libraries are then stored electronically in
the soft copies which are accessible to the students and researchers when researching for any
given topic thus offering references (Goodfellow et al., 2013; Kuzlu, Pipattanasomporn, and
Rahman, 2014). Simple computer skills are required for efficient operation and easy access to the
materials. Broadband access networks of different types are installed in the libraries to make the
retrieval of the materials stored in the institutions’ website easy (Han, Gopalakrishnan, Ji, and
Lee, 2015). Libraries depending in their environmental set up, there are computer use polices
that govern the use of computers in the libraries (Aabø, and Audunson, 2012). The policies are
aimed at ensuring for the proper use of computers while in the libraries and that internet is not
used for other purposes but specifically for research and learning purposes. Dire consequences
are put in place to deal with the cases of misuse of the library internet as outlined in the
regulatory rules (Morel, Palier and Palme, 2012). Such policies had been employed in Dormant
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