Impact of E-Resources among the Faculty Members of the Government College for Women (Autonomous), Kumbakonam Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu

R. Mathivanan; K. Vijayakumar

doi:10.51983/ajist-2017.7.2.145

Authors

R. Mathivanan Research Scholar, DLIS, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India
K. Vijayakumar Assistant Professor (S G), DLIS, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2017.7.2.145

Keywords:

E-resources, Use of e-resources, E-journals, Women’s College

Abstract

This paper reports impact of e-resources among the faculty members of the government college for Women (Autonomous) Kumbakonam. The total of 134 respondents were analyzed and identified for this study. This study found library usage, time spend for accessing e-resources, purpose of e-resources, place of access to e-resources, satisfaction level of the faculty members. It is also found that maximum Assistant Professors are aware and uses of e-resources from the library.

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