Use of e-resources by faculty and students of Sri Siddaganga College of Pharmacy, Tumakuru, Karnataka: A study

The purpose of this study is to know the use of electronic information resources available in Sri Siddaganga College of Pharmacy, (SSCP) Tumakuru Karnataka. The sample selected 25% from the population and a simple random sampling technique was used for the sample selection. A Survey was conducted to collect the data through a structured questionnaire distributed among the teachers and students of SSCP Tumakuru. Wikipedia is the major e-resource of information for males (42.11%) as well as female (43.28%) respondents. E-journals are the most used e-resource to a greater extent (50%) followed by online databases, search engines. HELINET is the most familiar database among the faculty members whereas Medline and PubMed are the familiar databases among the students. Low-speed internet is the most frequently faced problem by faculty members (71.43%) and students (60.91%). Higher authorities need to take action to solve the internet connectivity problems to provide uninterrupted access to e-resources and enhancement of internet speed also desirable. Library staff needs to assist the users while using electronic resources.