Journal of Knowledge & Communication Management
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 1

Knowledge on Electronic Resources among Library Users in Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology (SNIST): An Online Survey

1 Assistant Professor, Library and Information Science, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Proddatur-516360, India

2Chief Librarian, Sreenidihi Institute of Engineering and Technology, R.R. District, Telangana, India

* Email id: kumarkkutty@gmail.com

Abstract

The electronic resource can be exploited for proficient retrieval and convention of information desires. The significant fact is persuasive for lots of libraries to shift towards electronic resources, which establishes to be less expensive and more valuable for simple access. This article aims to survey the use of the available electronic resources by consulting the library users. Results show that 68.40% library users rated electronic resource usages in academic education for engineering graduates as ‘important’ and 30.30% rated as ‘very important’.

Keywords

Library, users, Electronic resources, online survey, SNIST, Academic, Engineering