Use of ICT Technologies and its Dependency Level among P.G. Students and Faculty Members of G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology

P. Mahesh Chandra Belwal; M. Sadik Batcha

doi:10.51983/ajist-2012.2.2.2589

Authors

P. Mahesh Chandra Belwal Research Scholar, Department of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar - 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India
M. Sadik Batcha Library and Information Science Wing, Department of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar - 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2012.2.2.2589

Keywords:

ICT Facilities, E-Mail Facility, Internet Browsing, Net Phone, Video Conferencing

Abstract

In this cyber age, information plays a pivotal role in different spheres of human endeavors such as education, research and development, decision and policy making. The role of library and information centers in providing information for these endeavors is well documented. The generators and users of information play a key role in information transfer and utilization process. The information required by the users is available in a variety of sources, primary, secondary and tertiary sources and in different formats. The present article lights on the use of e-resource information and its impact on P.G. Students and faculty members of G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Patnagar, Uttarakhand, India. The study focuses on e-resource information provided and the dependency level of users, gender-wise analysis in using ICT information by the respondents.

References

Anna Marie Johnson, “Library Instruction and Information Literacy”, Reference Service Review, Vol. 356, No.1, 2007.

S.S. Balasubramanian and M. Sadik Batcha, “Users Perception and Satisfaction on the Services of Academic Libraries in Puducherry Region: A Study”, Asian Journal of Information Science and Services, Vol, 1, No.1, 2011.

Barbara Elam, “Readiness or Avoidance: E-Resources and the Art Historian”, Collection Building, Vol.26, No.1, pp. 4-6, 2007.

K. Chinnasamy, et al.. “E-resources Usage by Management Institute Students: A Study” Pearl: Journal of Library and Information Science, Vol.2, No. 1, pp.37-43, 2008.

S.Gopalakrishnan, B. Ramesh Babu and S. Gopalakrishnan, “Information Use Pattern by the Academicians: A Case Study of NIFT Centres in India”, Library Herald, Vol. 46, No. 2, pp.. 63-80, 2008.

Shashi P Singh, “Catalytic Role of Information Literacy in Educational Change: A Case Study of University Of Delhi”, Library Management, Vol. 30, No. 3, 2009.

H.R. Sujatha and Mahesh V Mudhol, “Use of Electronic Information Sources at the College of Fisheries, Mangalore, India”, Annals of Library and Information Studies, Vol. 55, No. 3, pp. 234-245, 2008.

Mohammed Tahir, Mahmood Khalid and Shafique Farzana, “Use of Electronic Information Resources and Facilities by Humanities Scholars at the Universities of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan”, The Electronic Library, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 122-136, 2010.

S. Hanuskodi and S. Ravi, “Use of Internet by the Social Science Faculty of Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, India”, Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal), pp. 633, 2011. http://digital commons.unl.edu/libphilprac/633.