Information Access Pattern of Faculty Members of Veterinary College  and Research Institute in Chennai and Orathanad of  Tamil Nadu, India: A Study

S. Karthikeyan; K. Vijayakumar

doi:10.51983/ajist-2019.9.1.2627

Authors

S. Karthikeyan Research Scholar, Department of Library & Information Science, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India
K. Vijayakumar Assistant Professor (SG), Department of Library & Information Science, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2019.9.1.2627

Keywords:

Information Access, Veterinary College, Faculty Members, ICT, Database, Questionnaire

Abstract

Now a days the academic libraries are universally accepted as a central organ around which all academic activity revolve. It is probably for this reason that library is said to be the heart of an academic institution. Academic Libraries provide additional facilities for higher learning, research and dissemination of knowledge publications. There are great varieties of users, demanding different kinds of library services. All library services such as collection building, processing, stacking and display of the materials, organizing, managing by other related activities are entirely geared to use and the library users. This study analyses the Information Access by Faculty Members in Electronic Environment: A Study at Selected Veterinary Colleges in Tamil Nadu. This study analyses the accessibility of library collections, information and communication technology infrastructure facilities, the user satisfaction on electronic resources and database management, and the services provided to the user through the Internet. This study is to find out the information access by Faculty Members about library resources and services in the electronic environment. Totally 117 questionnaires were distributed and 102 were received. This study provides the information access by Faculty Members of Veterinary College and Research Institute in Chennai and Orathanad. The present study is focused on the Faculty Members from two Veterinary Colleges in Tamil Nadu. The population for this study consists of full time Faculty Members with different departments using the Simple Random Sampling technique was used to choose the sample.

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