Awareness on E-Resources Usage among Engineering College Faculties in Erode District, Tamil Nadu: A Study

N. Sivakami; N. Rajendran

doi:10.51983/ajist-2019.9.1.233

Authors

N. Sivakami Research Scholar, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India & Librarian, Vellalar College of Education for Women, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
N. Rajendran College Librarian (S.G.), Salem Sowdeswari College (Aided), Salem, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2019.9.1.233

Keywords:

Faculty Members, Usage of E-Resources, User Awareness, Online Database, Usage Survey

Abstract

This paper presents a study of an attempt which was made to survey the awareness on e-resources usage among Engineering College Faculties in Erode District. A survey was conducted among the Faculty Members of 10 Selected Engineering Colleges in Erode. Totally 950 questionnaires were distributed, 876 valid questionnaires were collected which constitutes (92.2%) of the total response. Population for the study faculty members; 354 Assistant Professors, 272 Associate Professors and 250 Professors were selected as sample. It is observed that majority of the Assistant Professors access the E-Resources for teaching and research purpose. Majority of the Assistant Professors 102 (43.2) Associate Professors 74 (31.4) and Professors 60 (25.4) are using E-Journals for accessing the E-Resources.

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