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Journal Article
Use of electronic resources by research scholars of Kurukshetra University
2010
Overview
Purpose - This paper focuses on the use of e-resources by research scholars of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (India). The main aim is to determine the use of e-resources, users' skills in handling e-resources, and the purpose of their use. Further, the paper aims to highlight the problems faced by research scholars in accessing e-resources, their opinions on feature of e-resources, and their views on usefulness of e-resources compared to that of conventional sources.Design methodology approach - The survey was conducted through a structured questionnaire circulated among 60 research scholars (PhD and MPhil) taken from different departments of Kurukshetra University and the response rate was 83 per cent. A stratified accidental random sample method was used for selection of respondents and interacting with them. These respondents were among those available in the university library during the survey period (18-28 December 2008). The responses received from the research scholars to 14 questions are presented in the form of tables and figures and analyzed by using a simple method of calculation.Findings - The paper concludes that electronic resources have become an integral part of the information needs of research scholars at Kurukshetra University. Further, it finds that e-resources can be good substitutes for conventional resources, if the access is fast, and more computer terminals are installed to provide fast access to e-resources. Google is the most widely used search engine for locating information electronically.Practical implications - The paper restricts the study exclusively to use of e-resources by the research scholars of Kurukshetra University.Originality value - Few attempts have been made to study the use of e-resources by research scholars and their impact in India. The paper highlights the use of e-resources in research at Kurukshetra University with some constructive suggestions for improvement of electronic resources and services.
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited,Emerald
Subject
/ Access
/ Electronic information resource literacy
/ Electronic information resources
/ Exact sciences and technology
/ India
/ Information and communication sciences
/ Information science. Documentation
/ Library and information science. General aspects
/ Online information retrieval
/ Physics
/ R&D
/ Scholars
/ Sciences and techniques of general use
/ Society
/ Students
/ Tables
