Indian Journal of Library and Information Science

An electronic information resources is defined as a resource which require computer access or any electronic product that delivers a collection of data, be it text referring to full text bases, electronic journals, image collections, other multimedia products and numerical, graphical or time based, as a commercially available title that has been published with an aim to being marketed. These may be delivered on CD ROM, on tape, via internet and so on. Over the past few years, a numbers of techniques and related standards have been developed which allow documents to be created and distributed in electronic form. Hence to cope with the present situation, librarians are shifting towards new media, namely electronic resources for their collection developments that the documents of users are better fulfilled. The e-resources on magnetic and optical media have a vast impact on the collections of University libraries. E- Information resources is that “Information (usually a file) which can be stored in the form Electrical signal usually, but not necessary on a computer”. Based on their satisfaction in search tendency and use of e-information resource received by readers in the academic university library topic has been researched in which the information search trend of readers in the use of electronic resources significance has been stated. Further in the present context, information search trend in the Central Libraries Dr. CV Raman University and Kalinga University, Kotni, Raipur (Chhattisgarh).

The present study “Perception and Attitudes of Research Scholars & Faculty Members of Osmania University Towards Research Data Management System & Role of Library & Information Centres: A Study” reveals with the generation of Research Data, Storage of Research Data, utilisation of Research Data, awareness of the sharing of research data, preserve/conserve their data for long term use, attitudes of Research Scholars and Faculty Members of sharing of their research data with other researchers/academicians. And also role of library and information Centres in providing & managing Research Data Management System in discussed briefly”.

The study indicates the Quantum of pages of research publications from 1989 to 2013. The total 115584 pages containing 17102 publications during 1989-2013. The highest number of pages 5198 (4.50%) finds out in 736 publications in 1994. The Doubling time (Dt) also appeared a fluctuating trend between 2.67 in 1990 and 69.3 in the year 1996 and 2000 were found to be an upward and downward trend in the period of study. The first is one volume of articles produced by a specific variable (articles in journals) in different years and thus the extent of the increase and the second one is the volume of growth of literature in different years in relation to the world in productivity. At the first observation, it can be analyzed that data invalidate the Lotka’s findings that the proportion of all contributions that make a single contribution is less than 60%.

Open Access Electronic Resources are also playing an important role in facilitating access. This study highlights the importance of online open access E-Newsletters with their facilities and features. Last one decade has witnessed a great boom in scholarly E-Information, which in addition to making great impact, has generated enormous debate among researchers and information professionals. The criteria for evaluation of open access E-Newsletters analyzed and list of open access E-Newsletters with their websites and bibliographic details are provided. Author tried to give a detailed introduction and evaluation to Open access online E-Newsletters regarding its scope, coverage, authority, arrangement, treatment, and other features. While doing this exercise, author also tried to bring out some of the significant and useful details of open access online E-Newsletters to evaluate the pattern, scope subject coverage, back files, full text, abstract and to determine type of documents available in these E-Newsletters.

The study explores library security issues and challenges at of selected Gitam deemed to be University in Telangana State. 450 Questionnaires distributed to the Students and Research Scholars of Gitam University. A total number of 428 filled questionnaires was received. The study reveals that noise-making through using electronic gadgets in the library was, 78 (22.03%), library materials theft and mutilation 12 (3.39%) making the books not available to other users by changing the shelving location was 13 (3.67%). cybercrimes in library 18 (5.08%),Violating the laws of copyright was 19 (5.37%). The study also reveals that lack of awareness on library ethics, 98 (23.96 %); non availability of multiple copies of the books force the users to steal the books 61 (14.91%) Ignorance on library crime, 45 (11%); inappropriate security system to track accusers, 17 (4.16%); unaffordable prices of the books was 43 (10.51%) findings of the study.

In this study, the usage and preference of print and electronic resources have been checked among the undergraduate students of Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya. The study investigated whether the availability of Electronic Resources discourages the use of printed resources, the preference of type of document formats preferred while using Electronic Information Resources, level of usage of Print library resources. The result shows that 464 (68.04%) UG students prefer print and electronic resources both for their purposes and do not prefer to give up printed resources. Keywords: Print and Electronic Resources; Use of Electronic Resources; Undergraduate students; Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya

The data has been formatted in Microsoft office exceeds expectations arrangement to avoid the duplication of the downloaded information. The totally 17112 records have been retrieved from the Scopus database for the period of study. Finally, the research has been done for analyzing the data only 17102 taken for further discussion. Results: The most noteworthy efficiency is recorded in 1995 with 767papers (4.48% of the complete papers in a quarter-century). It is seen that the most minimal Relative Growth Rate (RGR) 0.04 found in 2008, 2010 2012 and 2014 RGR ascended to 0.75 in 1990 and a normal mean estimation of RGR was 0.15. The Dt was an expanding pattern showed up from 0.95 to 17.33 and a diminished tend showed up as 13.86 in the year 2011. The mean RGR between 0.08 to 0.15 and the mean for Dt from 2037 to 9.70. Clearly mean for RGR indicated an expanding and diminishing pattern saw during the period. The Relative Growth Rate is 0.64 in 1990 and 0.06 in 2013. The Dt development pattern showed up from 1.08 in 1990 it ascended to 11.55 in 2014. A normal mean of RGR and Dt was 0.13 and 7.24 separately. The RGR was seeing that fluctuating patterns go somewhere in the range of 0.04 and 0.28 in over the time of the study. The DT showed up the fluctuating pattern during the period. A normal mean of RGR and DT were 0.14 and 8.16 separately