Ascertaining the factors that influence the acceptance and purposeful use of cloud computing in medical libraries in India

Abstract

Purpose This paper aims to identify the factors that influence the acceptance and purposeful use of cloud computing technologies in Indian medical libraries. Design/methodology/approach To meet the stated objectives, a three-round Delphi study was carried out; a panel of 32 participants, with expertise and experience of cloud computing in the context of Indian medical libraries, was constituted. Findings During the study, the participants identified about 60 different factors, and a consensus was reached on 42 of these, which were considered to have a direct impact on the levels of acceptance and purposeful use of cloud computing technologies in Indian medical libraries. The study points out significant factors that should be addressed to accelerate the acceptance and purposeful use of cloud computing technologies in Indian medical libraries. Originality/value The study is the first attempt to study the factors responsible for the adoption of cloud computing in Indian medical libraries through the Delphi technique.

Evaluating the factors that influence cloud technology adoption—comparative case analysis of health and non-health sectors: A systematic review

“…68 Due to the social impact of the cloud on the development of organizational skills, the resulting job satisfaction obtained by users can lead to increased involvement in organizational affairs. 69,78…”

“…McGeogh and Donnellan; 70 Opala and Rahman; 71 Roungeris et al; 72 Güner and Sneiders; 74 Raza et al; 75 El-Gazzar et al; 77 Yuvaraj; 78 Wu et al 83 Ratnam et al 15 Secondary data Literature review to the previous level in 2015-this demonstrates a very positive outlook with regard to the adoption of cloud technology in the health and non-health sectors. We next present research discussions stemming from our findings.…”

“…X  Akar and Mardiyan; 24 Dahiru et al; 53 Stieninger and Nedbal; 55 Badie et al; 56 Noor; 66 Roungeris et al; 72 Güner and Sneiders; 74 Raza et al; 75 Ali et al; 76 53 Roungeris et al; 72 Güner and Sneiders; 74 Ali et al; 76 El-Gazzar and Wahid 79 Vendor lock in X  Noor; 66 Roungeris et al 72 22 Kihara and Gichoya 69 Internet connectivity X  Ali et al; 22 Dahiru et al; 53 Safari et al; 58 Tsai and Hung; 67 Güner and Sneiders; 74 Ali et al; 76 Hsu et al; 80 Tehrani and Shirazi 81 12 Sulaiman and Magaireah; 16 Alharbi et al; 17 Low et al; 18 Bharadwaj and Lal; 19 Borgman et al; 20 Oliveira et al; 21 Ali et al; 22 Alshamaila et al; 51 Dahiru et al; 53 Badie et al; 56 Gangwar et al; 57 Safari et al; 58 Wahsh and Dhillon; 59 Kumar and Samalia; 63 Senyo et al; 64 Al-Mascati and Al-Badi; 65 Yuvaraj; 78 Al-Jabri and Alabdulhadi 82 Firm size X  Oliveira et al; 21 Ali et al; 22 Sabi et al;…”

“…68 Due to the social impact of the cloud on the development of organizational skills, the resulting job satisfaction obtained by users can lead to increased involvement in organizational affairs. 69,78 The factors mentioned above could potentially lead to an increase in cloud adoption in organizations. Top management in the health sector should pay particular attention to individual issues and initiate the implementation process relying on factors such as the usefulness of cloud technology.…”

Cloud Computing-Assisted Dose Verification System and Method for Tumor Pain Treatment

“…The medical industry must go further and establish a medical environment that specifically meets the security and availability requirements of the medical industry-the "medical cloud." Medical cloud is a system that adopts modern computing technology in the field of medical care and uses the concept of "cloud computing" to build healthcare services [4]- [5]. This healthcare service system can effectively improve the quality of healthcare, control costs, and provide convenient access to healthcare services.…”