Vol. 9(1), pp. 31�40. January, 2021. 

ISSN: 2360-7858

DOI: 10.14662/IJALIS2021.015

 

Full Length Research

 

Abstract

Cloud computing plays a significant role in academic libraries for improving the efficiency at which information services is handled, processed and delivered. Academic libraries in advance counties have already deployed their information resources to cloud environment and can be accessed by all authorized users any time- anywhere. However, one of the most debating issue discussed in the field of cloud technology is its security aspect; which influences the rate at which the cloud computing services are adopted by academic librarians in both developed and developing countries. Therefore, this study aims at investigating the data security aspect of cloud computing that influences the adoption of cloud computing in Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Library, Bauchi and Ramat Library, University of Maiduguri, all located in the North-Eastern Nigeria. Quantitative technique using cross sectional survey design was adopted for this study and questionnaires was used as an instrument for data collection. Population of the study comprises all staff of the two libraries amounted to be 328 staff and only 144 sample size were drawn for this study using Krejci and Morgan Sampling table. 136 questionnaires were found to be correctly filled, returned and therefore used in the study. Statistical Package for Social Science version 2.0 was used in analysing the data for both descriptive and inferential statistics. Finding of the study revealed that data integrity, data availability, data confidentiality, perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness are statistically significant data security factors influencing the adoption of cloud computing in selected academic libraries. The study further recommended among others that those significant factors should be given more priority while making decision of cloud computing adoption. Similarly, other security factors associated with cloud computing should be explored in the future in order to have a comprehensive understanding of all the security issues of the cloud computing.

 

Key word: Cloud Computing, Academic Libraries, Data Integrity, Data Availability, Data Confidentiality, Perceived Ease of Use, Perceived Usefulness

Cite This Article As: Yakubu, AS., Ibrahim, FL., Yahaya, A (2021). Data Security Factors Influencing the Adoption of Cloud Computing Services by Two Selected Nigerian Academic Libraries. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 9(1): 31-40