Of the 50 volunteer participants, their majors were distributed among 11 colleges at Fu Jen Catholic University, and they included 14 males (28%) and 36 females (72%). Compared with the PC web group, the Mobile web group
finished more search tasks (t = 9.514, p < 0.001) (Table 2) in less time (t = -5.634, p < 0.001) (Table 3). Mobile web is more efficient than PC web in terms of the time used for completing a search task (t=-11.951,p< 0.001) (Table 4). The mean of correct answers obtained by the Mobile web group was also greater than that of the PC web group (t = 5.933, p < 0.001) (Table 5). The data reveal that the Mobile web users completed more questions, used less time to finish a question, and got more correct answers. In addition to the test results, the students’ reactions to the Mobile web were also obtained and summarized from the questionnaire items as shown in Table 6.
Table 2. Numbers of questions finished in 10 minutes
Finished item numbers M SD t p
Mobile 14.140 1.178 9.514 0.000***
PC 12.420 1.773
JV =50. ***p< 0.001
Table 3. Total time required for finishing search tasks
Total search time (second) M SD t p
Mobile 551.252 41.358 -5.634 0.000***
PC 583.407 22.450
JV =50. ***p< 0.001
Table 4. Time for completing a search task
Time/per task (second) M SD t p
Mobile 39.355 5.247 -11.951 0.000***
PC 47.995 7.526
JV =50. ***p< 0.001
Table 5. Accuracy of responses
Number of correct items M SD t p
Mobile 13.180 1.674 5.933 0.000***
PC 11.700 1.908
JV =50. ***p< 0.001
Table 6. Users’ reactions to the use of the various mobile sendees
Items for responding reactions Scale (Number of respondents) M SD
1 2 3 4 5
Satisfaction with “Online Search” 0 0 4 25 21 4.34 0.62
Satisfaction with “Library News” 0 0 7 25 18 4.22 0.67
Satisfaction with “Personal Circulation Status” 1 3 7 21 18 4.04 0.96
Satisfaction with “Book Recommendation” 1 0 5 14 30 4.44 0.83
Satisfaction with “Seats in Learning Commons” 0 2 10 17 21 4.14 0.88
Satisfaction with “College Selected” 0 1 4 17 28 4.44 0.73
Satisfaction with “Open Hours" 0 1 0 18 31 4.58 0.60
Satisfaction with “Contact Information" 0 1 3 15 31 4.52 0.70
N= 50, Likert's 5-point scale