
Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services (IJISS)
A Study of Users Attitude to Electronic Information Resources with Reference to Engineering College Libraries in Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu
Author : S. Rajendra prasath and C. MuthusamyVolume 4 No.1 January-June 2014 pp 22-26
Abstract
The paper presents the various attitudes and seeking information by the users of engineering college libraries. Analysis shows that faculty and students have been shown more affection to formal collection in libraries. The present study is to highlight the study of users attitude to electronic information resources with reference to Engineering College Libraries in Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu. This study analyzes the search engine, frequency of using e-resources, and level of satisfaction. The study is based on questionnaire method. A questionnaire was distributed among the faculty members and students to collect desired data. A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed to the selected sample of Library users and 188 (94 %) valid samples were collected. The studies found that majority of respondents use (32.98%) e-resources for getting academic information and 67 respondents are satisfied with e-resources.
Keywords
Digital Library, E-Resources, Engineering College Library, User Attitude, User Study