Use Pattern of Online Information Resources by Students for Academic Purpose in Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India: A Study Gowridevi R.1,*, Ramakrishna K.2,**, Sasikala C.3,*** 1Research Scholar & Guest Faculty, Department of Library and Information Science, Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh, India 2Assistant Librarian, GITAM Deemed to be University, Andhra Pradesh, India 3Chief Librarian, GITAM Deemed to be University, Andhra Pradesh, India *Corresponding author email id: gowridevirudraksha18@gmail.com
**ramakrishnakonasbt@gmail.com
***prof.csasikala@gmail.com
Online published on 19 August, 2020. Abstract The present study uses a pattern of online information resources by students for academic purposes in Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. The study covered basic areas like information regarding the use of online resources, frequency of use of online information resources, purpose of online information resources, usefulness of online information resources, and satisfaction level of online information resources. In this study I distributed 330 questionnaires to library users and received 268 responses, the response rate is 89%. The study found that majority of users are aware of online resources, majority of users using Google search engine for searching information. The study also highlighted the majority of users use online information for study purpose and improving knowledge. They also found that most of the respondents were satisfied with online resources. The researcher suggested that the university library should provide online video lectures, online institutional repositories and online reference sources. Top Keywords Higher education, Academic libraries, University libraries, Online information Resources, User study. Top |