Perceptions and stages of concern of selected high school library media specialists about GALILEO, a statewide virtual library

The study was an investigation of the perceptions and stages of concerns of selected high school library media specialists regarding the use of G&barbelow;eorgiA&barbelow; LIbrary LEarning O&barbelow;nline, GALILEO. The Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM) (Hall, Wallace, & Dossett, 1973) and the Diffusion of Innovation Model (Rogers, 1995) provided the theoretical framework for the study.; Interviews with administrators associated with GALILEO and a questionnaire comprised the methodology of the study. The questionnaire included (a) attributes of an innovation (Rogers, 1995) and voluntariness (Moore & Benbasat, 1991), (b) Stages of Concern Questionnaire (SoCQ from CBAM, (c) communication channels for information about GALILEO, (d) strategies for informing the school community about GALILEO, and (e) demographic information. MANOVA and Chi-square were used to analyze the data from the questionnaire.; Based on frequency of use, there were three groups: high, moderate, and low/nonuser. High users were significantly higher than other users on perceived attributes of compatibility and observability. High and moderate users rated relative advantage and low/nonusers. High and moderate users rated the GALILEO Web site higher than low/nonusers. High users rated other library media specialists higher than low/nonusers as a communication source.; High users rated collaborating with teachers and teaching staff development classes higher than other user groups for informing students and teachers about GALILEO. High and moderate users rated a hyperlink on the school's Web site to GALILEO more important than low/nonusers. High users rated the school-based newsletters more important than low/nonusers.; Demographic data revealed high users were not the most recent graduates. High users were more likely to have district-level supervisors who had part-time responsibilities for the district media program and were not certified in school library media. Moderate users were most likely not to have a district-level supervisor than other groups. Recommendations for expanding use of GALILEO by high school library media specialists and suggestions for future research were included.