Journal of Information Management

  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 2

Utilization of Electronic Information Resources by Library Users at Assam University

  • Author:
  • Sumit Paul1,, Sur Chandra Singha2,, Shibojit Choudhary3,
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • Published Online: Jul 1, 2015
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 52 to 58

1MLISc Student, DLISc, Assam University, Silchar

2Research Scholar, DLISc, Assam University, Silchar

3Librarian, S. S. College, Hailakandi-788151, Assam

Abstract

The present study has been undertaken with a view to assess the awareness and usage patterns of electronic information resources by the library users of Assam University, Silchar. The study further aims to investigate the level of satisfaction among the users with the existing ICT infrastructure facilities available in the university library and the various problems encountered by them while accessing internet and electronic information resources. Primarily, questionnaire has been used as a data collection tool along with observations and informal interviews. A total of 110 questionnaires have been distributed randomly among the users who have visited the university library for accessing internet. The data collected through the survey has been analyzed using simple percentage technique and the responses are presented in tables and figures.

Keywords

Use patterns, E-journals, E-books, Onlinedatabases, ETD, Assam University