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Dependency on e-resources social science faculty Universities in Iran

Mohamad Bagher Negahbari* , Mohamad Bagher Negahbari* V.G. Talawar**

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Indian Journal of Library and Information Science 4(1):p 11-15, . | DOI:
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The present study is aimed at assessment of e-resources dependency by Iranian social science faculty
members. Atotal of 232 faculty members from various universities from Iran was randomly selected.A
questionnaire measuring dependency on various e-resources: e-books, e-journals, e-tutorials, online
databases, CD-ROM databases and e-reports was prepared by the investigator and administered to the
sample selected. Statistical methods like descriptive statistics and chi-square tests were employed to
verify the hypotheses. Results revealed that Iranian faculty members were more dependent on all the eresources except for e books selected for the study. It was also observed that Iranian faculty members
were more dependent on e-journals, followed by Online data bases, e tutorials and least on e-reports.
The reasons for dependency on various e-resources have been discussed. Electronic resources, e-books, e-journals, e-tutorials, CD-Rom databases, Online databases, e-report.
Keywords:Electronic resources, e-books, e-journals, e-tutorials, CD-Rom databases, Online databases, e-report.


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