Abstract
ABSTRACT Library anxiety has been recognized as one of the representativ e fields that concerns user's affectivity in library and information study. Considerable libr ary users have been discovered to experience library anxiety according to researches. Although di gital libraries are becoming more popular changing drastically from traditional libraries, few st udies have addressed the measurement of digital library anxiety(DLA). The purpose of this study is t o develop and validate a multidimensional digital library anxiety scale(DLAS) based on previous research in library anxiety and digital libraries. It will become possible to define the construct of DLAS, provid e its underlying dimensionalities, and find out how much they explain the construct. Through the e xploratory factor analysis, DLAS has been developed with 39 items representing seven distinct fa ctors which were interpreted as affect, resources, know-how, security, language, technology, an d task explaining 51.165% of DLA. Also, DLAS' characteristics about demographic variables and use pattern were found through the T-test and ANOVA analysis for each factor.키워드: 디지털도서관 불안, 디지털도서관 불안척도, 도서관 불안, 도서관 불안척도Digital Library Anxiety, Digital Library Anxiety Scale, Library Anxiety, Library Anxiety Scale
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