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Use Pattern of Electronic Information Resources by the Faculty Members of Osmania University

J Vivekavardhan , Kethavath Lakpathi1 , J Vivekavardhan2

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Indian Journal of Library and Information Science 14(3):p 119-126, . | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijlis.0973.9548.14320.11
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Kethavath Lakpathi, J Vivekavardhan / Use Pattern of Electronic Information Resources by the Faculty Members of Osmania University. Indian J Lib Inf Sci 2020;14(3):119–126.

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The main objective of the study is that the use pattern of electronic information resources by the faculty members of Osmania University. The study was conducted through structured questionnaire administered to 120 faculty members 90 questionnaires were received. The paper compares the engineering, science and social science faculty use pattern of e-resources, purpose of use of e-resources, reasons to use e-resources, problems faced while accessing e-resources and mode of training required to access e-resources. Study reveals that majority of the faculty use pattern of e-resources is read findings and conclusion. The purpose of use of e-resources is to update knowledge, science and social science faculty is spending more time than engineering faculty in searching the electronic resources. The main reason to use electronic resource is easy to search, faster search, multiple user access. The study also highlighted on major problems in accessing electronic resource is irrelevant information, huge number of hits, network connectivity, finally faculty expressed that hands on experience training is required to maximum utility of electronic resources.

Keywords: E- Resources; Use pattern; Faculty members; Osmania university.

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