The Study of Reading Blog in High School Library

Using Taipei Municipal Cheng Yuan High School as an Example

Abstract

Blog is one of a new method of information circulation and the popular internet application at the present. There is a marvelous increase in blog numbers and users around the world. Many school libraries use this new technology to publicize new resources, services, or events. The purpose of this study is to build a reading blog in high school library and design a series of purposive reading activities, and then, using ‘the Unified Theory of Acceptance and use of Technology’ (known as ‘UTAUT’) to explore the students’ acceptance after implement this plan. The research contributes to construct reading blogs in high school and design a series of purposive reading activities to foster students’ interest in reading and discuss on this blog. Results of the evaluation will be used as the basis of further development.