Use and Perceptions of the Internet Among Academic Librarians in Italy: A Survey at the University of Padova

Abstract

The main purpose of this project is to study the perceptions, attitudes, and habits of academic librarians in Italy in relation to the spread of the Internet and the World Wide Web within their working life. In particular, the aim is to find out how the Internet has entered every side of the librarian profession, and which are the possible consequences on the workloads. The attention will be also put on librarians' keenness of networked technologies.