المستفيدون من المواد الأرشيفية الرقمية المتاحة على الإنترنت من خلال الموقع الإلكتروني لدائرة المكتبة الوطنية الأردنية

Abstract EN

This study aimed to identify the reality of the availability of digital archival materials through the website of the Jordanian National Library, from the users' point of view.

The study population consisted of all visitors to the website of the Jordanian National Library Department.

The study sample consisted of (131) beneficiaries who visited the site during the month of January of 2020.

To achieve the objectives of this study and answer its questions, a questionnaire consisting of two parts was developed: the first, which included demographic data on the beneficiaries, and the second part included (42) items to find out their opinions on five domains related to access.

Results showed the diversity of the categories of users in addition to their interests and rates of use of the site.

The overall degree of their assessment of the availability of requirements for the availability of digital archival materials, which were included in four of these domains, was moderate.

The degree of appreciation of the study members for the set of difficulties was also moderate, and the results revealed the desire of the users to increase the available archival materials; Enable them to download these materials as much as possible and have more flexibility in legislation and laws that encourage access to and use of documents.