The identification of the determinants of intention to use and use behavior is crucial for quality decision-making both at the individual and organizational levels. This phenomenon underscores the quest to gain insight into the facilitators of faculty research performance expectancy of online databases (PEOD) with a view to providing policy direction for research-based institutions. The survey research design method alongside a multistage sampling procedure were applied to address the phenomenon. Three universities, of two ownership types (federal — 1 and private — 2) provided the research setting for the conduct of the study, and 129 faculty members provided the research data. The questionnaire method was utilized for data collection. The descriptive and inferential statistical tools were employed for data analysis, aiding the emergence of the following major results: the examined system design characteristics of ODs are significant, but weak predictors of faculty intention to use the technology for research, system quality, and information quality are significant facilitators of PEOD; however, the latter wielded a higher intention to use effect on faculty research PEOD than the former, and authoritativeness and credibility of sources are the most important factors influencing faculty research performance expectancy level of ODs. Accordingly, the study provided unique insights that could guide librarians in the selection of ODs prior to making subscriptions.

确定使用意图和使用行为的决定因素对于个人和组织层面的质量决策至关重要。这种现象强调了寻求对在线数据库（PEOD）的教师研究绩效期望的促进者的见解，以期为基于研究的机构提供政策指导。应用调查研究设计方法以及多阶段抽样程序来解决这一现象。三类拥有两种所有权类型的大学（联邦-1和私立-2）为研究的进行提供了研究背景，并且129名教职员工提供了研究数据。问卷调查法用于数据收集。使用描述性和推断性统计工具进行数据分析，帮助以下主要结果的出现：OD的检查系统设计特征很重要，但是教师使用该技术进行研究，系统质量和信息质量的较弱预测指标是PEOD的重要推动因素；然而，后者对教师研究PEOD的使用意图要高于前者，来源的权威性和可信性是影响ODs对教师研究绩效期望水平的最重要因素。因此，该研究提供了独特的见解，可以指导图书馆员在订阅之前选择OD。信息质量是PEOD的重要推动者；然而，后者对教师研究PEOD的使用意图要高于前者，来源的权威性和可信性是影响ODs对教师研究绩效期望水平的最重要因素。因此，这项研究提供了独特的见解，可以指导图书馆员在订阅之前选择OD。信息质量是PEOD的重要促进者；然而，后者对教师研究PEOD的使用意图要高于前者，来源的权威性和可信性是影响ODs对教师研究绩效期望水平的最重要因素。因此，该研究提供了独特的见解，可以指导图书馆员在订阅之前选择OD。