Purpose

Four years after the release of a responsive design website that provides a dynamic screen layout across three access devices (computer, tablet and smartphone), a repeat study was conducted to determine changes in the way that library website functions are and are not accessed.

Design/methodology/approach

A survey, similar to the original study, was used to determine the rate of access of 20 website functions by three access devices (computer, tablet and smartphone) and a “did not use” (DNU) category. A two-proportion Z-test was used to determine significant differences in the rate of access for each website function and the “did not use” (DNU) category by each access device from 2014 to 2018.

Findings

The computer is still the primary tool used to access website functions, but its rate of use is declining, while access via the smartphone is increasing, including research and for learning functions traditionally accessed only by computer. Access by tablet, with poor website function access rates in 2014, declined in use, with some rates approaching zero. Increases in the DNU category for website functions occurred, but reasons why were not determined. The increases raised questions about the relevance of some of the website functions and if other actions are needed to increase use.

Originality/value

Repeating the 2014 study provided insights into the changing landscape of device preferences for accessing library website functions. The number of significant changes identified demonstrates the importance of recurring studies to determine how online access to library website functions evolves over time.

中文翻译：

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2014-2018年图书馆网站功能访问工具对比

目的

在响应式设计网站发布四年后，该网站提供了跨三种访问设备（计算机、平板电脑和智能手机）的动态屏幕布局，我们进行了一项重复研究，以确定访问和不访问图书馆网站功能的方式的变化。

设计/方法/方法

一项与原始研究类似的调查用于确定三种访问设备（计算机、平板电脑和智能手机）和“未使用”（DNU）类别对 20 个网站功能的访问率。使用二比例Z检验来确定 2014 年至 2018 年每个访问设备对每个网站功能和“未使用”（DNU）类别的访问率的显着差异。

发现

计算机仍然是用于访问网站功能的主要工具，但其使用率正在下降，而通过智能手机的访问正在增加，包括传统上只能通过计算机访问的研究和学习功能。平板访问，2014年网站功能访问率较差，使用率下降，部分率接近于零。网站功能的 DNU 类别有所增加，但原因尚未确定。增加引发了关于某些网站功能的相关性以及是否需要采取其他行动来增加使用的问题。

原创性/价值

重复 2014 年的研究提供了对访问图书馆网站功能的设备偏好不断变化的见解。确定的显着变化的数量表明了反复研究的重要性，以确定对图书馆网站功能的在线访问如何随着时间的推移而演变。