The Impact of Database Quality, Reputation, Credibility, and Comprehensiveness on Graduate Students' Information Use: Mediating Role of Empowerment

Abstract

This research investigates the impact of database quality, reputation, credibility, and comprehensiveness on graduate students' information use with the mediating role of empowerment at Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. The design of the study is descriptive-causal. The research instrument is a questionnaire. Cronbach's test was used to check the reliability of the questionnaire. The results of this test were equal to 0.842, which showed the excellent reliability of the questionnaire. The research population included all graduate students (N= 5137) of the Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. Research sample (N=358) graduates were selected based on Krejcie and Morgan’s table via random sampling. The results showed that the quality of database resources has a positive and significant effect on the use of database resources among the Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz graduate students. In addition, the reputation of database resources has a positive and significant effect on the use of database resources. The results also indicated a positive and significant effect of resource validity on the use of information resources. Furthermore, the comprehensiveness of resources positively and significantly affected the graduates' receipt, use, and ability to use resources. Finally, the implications suggest that the quality of information resources on the receipt and use of information affect the comprehensiveness of information resources and the use of resources mediated.

Keywords

• accessibility
• databases
• capability
• comprehensiveness
• reputation
• quality
• validity
• graduate students
• information use
• shahid chamran university of ahvaz