Impact of Using Electronic Information Resources among the Faculty Members of Engineering Colleges in Erode District, Tamil Nadu
Author : S. Subha and N. O. NatarajanVolume 9 No.1 January-March 2019 pp 30-34
Abstract
This article presents the study about the impact and utilization of electronic information resources among the faculty members of Engineering Colleges in Erode District, Tamil Nadu. Survey method questionnaire tool were used together the data for this study. Out of 670 questionnaires were distributed, 452(67.5%) faculty members are responded. E-resources support teaching, learning and research activities of the present user community especially the faculty members. Generally the availability of e-resources is good for Engineering Colleges. Majority of the respondents use the e-resources for educational and research purpose. In this study we found from the analysis that most of the users are not get more training programs and enough facility for the use of e-resources.
Keywords
E-Resources, Online Databases, Information and Communication Technology, Faculty Members, Engineering Colleges
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