Awareness and Perception towards Open Access Resources among the Students and Faculty of Management Science: A Case Study of TIMT, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana

The information resources available in electronic form are playing very important role in academic, research and teaching work in higher educational institutions all over the world. Nowadays, the trend goes with the open access resources. This study analyses the awareness and perception towards open access resources among the management students and faculty of Tilak Raj Chadha Institute of Management and Technology (TIMT), Yamuna Nagar, Haryana. The data were collected from postgraduate students and faculty members of Management Science of the institution. The study reveals that the majority of the respondents (82.95%) were aware about open access resources and use for their academic activities. Various purposes and reasons for using open access resources, various problems facing and satisfaction level of the respondents towards the awareness and use of open access resources was also discussed in the study. Finally, the researchers also suggested that more awareness and training programs should be conducted on regular intervals so that users get familiar with the use of open access resources effectively.