Use of Libraries for Accessing the E-Resources by the Faculty Members of the Medical Colleges of the Deemed Universities in Karnataka

H. Sathish  Naik; S. Padmamma

doi:10.51983/ajist-2019.9.1.234

Authors

H. Sathish Naik Research Scholar, Department of PG Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Kuvempu University, Karnataka, India
S. Padmamma Professor and Chairman, Department of PG Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Kuvempu University, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2019.9.1.234

Keywords:

E-Resources, Library Services, Internet, Medical Libraries, ICT

Abstract

The present study examines the existence of various e-resources and their use in Medical colleges of Deemed University Libraries in Karnataka. For this study the researcher has adopted questionnaire method and the collected data is analysed by simple statistics and is presented in tables consisting of frequencies and percentages. The Study also highlights the preference and importance of e-resources among the faculty members. Besides, it aims to highlights the problems encountered while using the e-resource and suggest some remedial measures for its improvements. It is observed from the study that class room/teaching work is the prime purpose of using e-resources, followed by curriculum design and reading/writing research paper.

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