| dc.description.abstract | Cloud computing is an internet based, remote driven and service oriented technology
emerged to provide software as a service among others. Adopting cloud computing
software as a service (SaaS) in Africa Nazarene University (ANU) libraries will
significantly reduce the cost of maintaining systems; expose library users to multivariant information resources and optimize library services. This research study was
guided by the following objectives: to assess the technological, organizational and
environmental factors affecting the full adoption of SaaS at ANU, and; to investigate the
different types of service users, assess their needs, and to recommend an adoption
strategy of SaaS model for ANU libraries. The study adopted a descriptive survey
design through the use of semi-structured questionnaires and interview guides.
Purposive sampling method was used to select five library users from ANU for
interview. In addition, library users from the student body were selected through
stratified random sampling method and issued with questionnaires. A total of 97
respondents were used as the sample size in this study. The study utilized quantitative
and qualitative approaches for data analysis, which was presented using tables and
graphs. Qualitative data was analyzed as per the order of questions in the questionnaires
and then computed using SPSS software. The research findings indicated that the most
significant factors was organizational factors (0.216). On this basis, the researcher was
able to recommend that the organization of the university should be encouraged to
support the deployed of SaaS in the university. | en_US |
