Library Progress (International)

  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue: 2

Status of academic users in electronic information environments: A survey

  • Author:
  • K. Thangavel1, T. Saravanan2, M.M. Kalaivani3
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • Page Number: 337 to 345

1Ph.D Scholar, Department of Library & Information Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar (Tamil nadu).

2Assistant Professor, Department of Library & Information Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar (Tamil nadu). E-mail: sarlib@live.in

3Ph.D Scholar, Department of Library & Information Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai nagar (Tamil nadu).

Online published on 27 February, 2013.

Abstract

Many studies already have been conducted to measure an academic use information use habits in digital sector. This paperaims to analyzethe modern academic users information seeking behavior in electronic information environments using their demographic variable. Differences were identified as significant for their experiences with internet except the system availability in home and awareness of e- resources. Respondents’ experience with internet was not identified with strong connection to e-resources awareness. The selected users were categorized under the age group of 18–21 and 22–25.

Keywords

Higher education, Internet, Electronic Information, Information Seeking, E-Resources