A PROPOSAL FOR BUILDING AN INTEGRATED DIGITAL LIBRARY OF MATERIALS RELATED TO PETRA CITY USING THE GREENSTONE SYSTEM: USERS' PERSPECTIVES

Abstract

The study aims to examine the possibility of employng the Greenstone system to create a digital tourism library for the city of Petra. In this context, the study has derived three objectives such as; briefly explaining the stages of building a digital library using the Greenstone system, investigating students’ opinions about the characteristics of the Greenstone system, investigating students’ opinions about the materials and information that should be included in the digital library. The study adopted a survey-based methodology involving 50 students from Al Hussein Bin Talal University. The questionnaire contained 31 questions, grouped into two sections. The results showed that the Greenstone system is appropriate to build a digital library, especially when solving some of the existing problems, and there is a high enthusiasm towards the establishment of the Petra Digital Library and it will greatly help researchers and tourists in obtaining information, which helps in developing the virtual tourism.