Analisis penerimaan pemustaka terhadap electronic theses & dissertations di Perpustakaan Universitas Gadjah Mada

Introduction. Electronic theses & dissertations is one important service at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) Library  is to simplify the end-user reading service. However,it is still not understood whether the users are satisfied with the new service.  An analysis is needed to examine the user acceptance of electronic theses & dissertations implemented by UGM Library.Data Collection Method. This paper  used an acceptance analysis with a qualitative approach by interviewing three UGM students.Analysis Data. The paper applied  Stuart Hall's theory of encoding-decoding.Results and Discussions. The results showed that the informants were categorises into two  positions. One informant was in a dominant hegemonic position and the others were in  negotiated positions. The background of the study program, the level of education and experiences, might influence the differences in the acceptance and interpretation of electronic theses & dissertations.Conclusions. There are various perspectives of how users examine to the  electronic theses & dissertations at UGM Library.