The Effectiveness of E-Learning: the Influence of Librarians

Abstract

E-Learning has become a crucial component of teaching in universities as it has become a common style of providing educational materials in every part of the world as it believed to improve performance, develop skills, provide ease of access, reduce costs and increase levels of motivation. E-learning is a learning technology that uses web browsers as a tool for interaction with learners and other systems. However, people believe that only teachers or lecturers play a role in the effectiveness of e-learning. The role of librarians has been neglected. This study investigates the role of librarians in enhancing the effectiveness of e-learning. The sample of this study was 155 UiTM students from various programs of studies. The data were analyzed using SmartPLS version 3.8.2. The findings show that librarians positively influence the effectiveness of e-learning through content quality, service quality and system quality. PLS predict was employed to analyse the power of the model. The result shows that the model has a predictive relevance.