International Journal of Information Dissemination and Technology

The paper focuses on the information seeking behaviour of Research Scholars and P.G. Students of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. The purpose of the survey was to explore the use of information technology by the students and scholars of IIT Delhi for seeking information and particularly to know how they access E-Resources. A questionnaire was randomly circulated to one hundred respondents and 76 filled in questionnaires were returned. The electronic journals were most preferred E-Resources by over 70% Research Scholars; electronic databases by 60% Research Scholars; whereas the electronic books were preferred by only 27% Research Scholars. It was found that electronic books were most preferred e-resource by over 65% P.G. Students. While more than 60% P.G. Students preferred electronic journals to seek information for their needs. The survey depicts that more than 60% Research Scholars and P.G. students responded that they required training for learning more about the E-Resources in order to wide access and make use of these E-Resources. In order to overcome the hindrances in accessing the E-Resources, the study recommends awareness programmes for the students and to provide training on EResources and retrieval skills. The suggestion given by the Research Scholars and P.G. Students were also discussed.