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Year : 2014, Volume : 4, Issue : 1
First page : ( 55) Last page : ( 64)
Print ISSN : 2277-7938. Online ISSN : 2277-7946. Published online : 2014 April 1.
Article DOI : 10.5958/2277-7946.2014.00005.9

Promotion and Use of Electronic Resources in Kalasalingam University Library in Tamil Nadu, India: A Study

Ambika M.1,*, Naushad Ali P.M.2,**

1Librarian, PKR Arts College for Women, Gobichettipalayam-638476, Erode District, Tamil Nadu, India

2Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002, Uttar Pradesh, India

*Email id: ambikaabirami@gmail.com

**naushadali.ls@amu.ac.in

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to determine the awareness of electronic resources or e-resources among library users and promote the usage of electronic resources available at the Kalasalingam University Library (KLUL). A structured questionnaire was designed for collecting data, the same was administered to 210 randomly selected faculty and students at the Kalasalingam University and 156 completed questionnaires were returned. The study revealed several issues, including inadequate user account, lack of speed in accessing, the lack of knowledge in searching techniques and lack of time. Eighty four respondents (53.84 percent) felt that the publicity of e-resources is essential and they listed the publicity method of creating links to the library Web pages from the institutional homepages in the first rank. As far as purpose of use of e-resources is concerned, majority of them utilize e-resources for their project work and preparing papers for presenting conferences and seminars. This study has widely held view that low awareness and poor skills are among the primary reasons for their under utilization. The paper also provides suggestions derived from the analysis of data which help to enhance the use of e-resources services and fulfill the needs and requirements of the faculty and students in Kalalalingam University, Tamil Nadu.

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Keywords

Electronic Resources, University library, Engineering faculty, E-Journals, Publicity, Kalasalingam University.

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