Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on factors that contribute to the successful development and use of the mobile digital library (DL). This aim will be achieved by reviewing selected journal articles on mobile DLs' successful development and use. This paper argues that the concept of DLs is evolving because of the dynamic nature of knowledge and technological developments in the infosphere.

Design/methodology/approach

A systematic literature search of journal article factors that contribute to the successful development and use of the mobile DL was accomplished by searching the following databases: Emerald insight, Science directory and Google Scholar. The systematic review was conducted following the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses guidelines. This study applied Rogers's (1965) Diffusion of innovation theory to unpack the attributes of innovation to unpack contextual factors shaping African conceptions of mobile libraries (m-libraries). The studies reviewed were published from 2016 to 2021. This paper is based on a systematic literature review. This paper uses publicly available literature on the theme of DLs concerning m-libraries. Among the search terms used for the study were: “digital libraries”, “Africa and digital libraries”, “electronic libraries”, “information communication technologies”, “access to information” and “mobile digital libraries”.

Findings

Reviewed literature indicates that myriad factors can contribute positively or negatively to the successful development and use of the mobile DL. These factors include the degree of staff awareness and understanding of the potential of mobile technologies in enhancing the provision of library services, the availability of relevant digital content, library staff and users’ level of digital and information literacy competencies to navigate digital platforms, user friendliness of DL platforms, material and financial support to access m-libraries, power supply and access to internet connectivity.

Practical implications

The results from this study will generate knowledge and insight into the factors that affect the development and optimal use of mobile DLs to enhance and widen access to scholarly databases irrespective of time and space. This study will make recommendations that will enable South African policymakers to make informed decisions relating to the factors affecting the development and usage of mobile DLs for enhanced learning, teaching and education.

Originality/value

Given the growing number of scholarly publications on mobile DLs, this study seeks to discover how such technologies can help enhance learning, teaching and research in higher education. This study’s findings will provide a scientific basis for policymakers and researchers with evidence-based knowledge that raises the value of mobile DLs. It was discovered that if the identified factors are handled well, users can easily access tools, such as databases, electronic journals and online reference tools, and this could improve the quality of teaching and learning.

中文翻译：

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移动数字图书馆成功开发和使用的因素：系统文献综述

目的

本文的目的是回顾有关有助于成功开发和使用移动数字图书馆（DL）的因素的文献。这一目标将通过审查有关移动深度学习的成功开发和使用的精选期刊文章来实现。本文认为，由于信息领域知识和技术发展的动态特性，DL 的概念正在不断发展。

设计/方法论/途径

通过搜索以下数据库，完成了对有助于移动深度学习成功开发和使用的期刊文章因素的系统文献搜索：Emerald Insight、Science Directory 和 Google Scholar。系统评价是按照系统评价和荟萃分析指南的首选报告项目进行的。本研究应用罗杰斯（1965）的创新扩散理论来揭示创新的属性，以揭示塑造非洲移动图书馆（移动图书馆）概念的背景因素。所审查的研究发表于 2016 年至 2021 年。本文基于系统的文献综述。本文使用有关移动图书馆的 DL 主题的公开文献。该研究使用的搜索术语包括：“数字图书馆”、

发现

文献综述表明，多种因素可能对移动深度学习的成功开发和使用产生积极或消极的影响。这些因素包括工作人员对移动技术在加强图书馆服务提供方面的潜力的认识和理解程度、相关数字内容的可用性、图书馆工作人员和用户导航数字平台的数字和信息素养能力水平、用户友好性深度学习平台、访问移动图书馆的物质和财政支持、电力供应和互联网连接。

实际影响

这项研究的结果将产生对影响移动远程学习的开发和最佳使用的因素的知识和洞察，以增强和扩大对学术数据库的访问，而不受时间和空间的限制。这项研究将提出建议，使南非政策制定者能够就影响移动远程学习的开发和使用的因素做出明智的决定，以加强学习、教学和教育。

原创性/价值

鉴于有关移动深度学习的学术出版物数量不断增加，本研究旨在探索此类技术如何帮助加强高等教育的学习、教学和研究。这项研究的结果将为政策制定者和研究人员提供科学依据，提供基于证据的知识，从而提高移动DL的价值。研究发现，如果识别出的因素处理得当，用户可以轻松访问数据库、电子期刊和在线参考工具等工具，从而提高教学质量。