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Information Needs And Use Of E-Resources By The Govt.Nursing Students In The Digital Environment Of Bhubaneswar,Odisha: An Analysis, Payel Saha, Pushpanjali Jena

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Like all other academic areas, nursing education has expanded both vertically and horizontally. There is a substantial body of literature in the chosen topic area, created using both traditional and modern techniques. Additionally, the methods used to produce knowledge in this particular profession have evolved, which has affected how nursing students throughout the world search for information. The current review's objective is to examine several factors related to nursing students' use of electronic resources for information seeking that have been researched by various researchers throughout the world over a range of time periods. The paper discusses a few key elements …

A Study On E-Resource Awareness And Use By The Faculty Members Of Jain University, India, Dr. Meeramani N

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The growth and development of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Library 2.0 have revolutionized information delivery services of the libraries. Libraries have transformed into digital libraries where the printed resources have changed into electronic resources. Electronic resources (E-resources) are easily accessible in the remote areas with fast and easy access and retrieve the ever growing amount of stored information in international, national or local databases. It is crucial to analyse how people utilise electronic resources, find out how satisfied they are with them, and identify any barriers to their use. The current study focuses on how JAIN faculty members use …

Access And Use Of Electronic Resources At The University Of Health And Allied Sciences’ Library: Undergraduate Students’ Perspective., George Noble Hotsonyame, Stephen Okyere

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The study sampled views from 200 undergraduate students at the School of Pharmacy and School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences. This study’s aim was to explore students’ access and usage of electronic resources in the University of Health and Allied Sciences’ library to make recommendations based on the results for a successful electronic resource provision and access. The study found that about 80% of students were aware of all the e-resources available in the University library, 46% use them daily, and 94% use HINARI, JSTOR, MEDLINE and PubMed. Training programs such as Information Literacy Skills and Library Orientation were effective …

Use Of Online Databases By Nuclear Scientists Of Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Ghana: A Review, Albert Paa Kojo Ebi Bilson Mr., Andy Tandoh Mr., Christabel Torshie Torto Ms.

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ICT has greatly changed how research, teaching and learning is done. In the past, these activities were aided mainly by manual databases consisting of paper or print material records. However, over the period of time this has dramatically changed to digital electronic formats such as portable document format (PDF). The goal of this paper was to examine the use of online databases by Nuclear Scientists of Ghana Atomic Energy Commission and review the literature available. A systematic review of 20 articles from 1970 to 2021 was conducted. The review covered studies on both quantitative and qualitative research approaches both locally …

Awareness And Usage Of Electronic Resources By The Faculty Members - A Case Study, Chandran Velmurugan Dr, R Raghotham

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This paper aimed to explore the awareness and usage of online resources by the faculty members of Vivekanandha Arts and Science College for Women, Salem. The current study is rooted in primary data which were collected from the faculty members who are working in different departments of Vivekanandha Arts and Science College for Women. A total of 200 well structured and designed questionnaires were dispersed among the faculty members and we received only 179 filled questionnaires were returned out of 200 sample of population and the total response rate was 89.5%. The results of the study was observed and found …

Extent Of Utilisation And Satisfaction Of Open-Access Electronic Resources By Postgraduate Students Of Federal Universities In South South, Nigeria, Ufuoma Dymphna Onobrakpor

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Open-Access electronic resources are the unrestricted information resources the students find readily accessible for use. This study examined the extent of utilisation and satisfaction of open- access resources by Postgraduate students of federal Universities in South South, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was used, while the instrument for data collection was the questionnaire. A sample of 349 was arrives at from a population of 1401 Doctoral (PhD) and Masters of Education (M.Ed) postgraduate students from four federal Universities of the south-south geo-political zone of Nigeria using multi-stage sampling techniques. 293 of instrument were retrieved after administration, given 84% of the sample …

The Impact Of Electronic Information Resources On The Reading Habits Of Library Users At Osun State University, Nigeria, Jelili Adeyinka Liasu, Sirajudeen Femi Bakrin

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Electronic Information Resources otherwise known as Electronic Resources (ERs) is a global platform for information delivery, especially in the teaching and learning environment. This work investigates the impact ERs could have in revamping the dwindling reading culture among the students of Osun State University. The quantitative method was adopted through the use of a survey. A random sampling technique was used to select 388 respondents as the sample size from the total population of users. A predetermined structured questionnaire was deployed as the instrument of gathering data for the research study, administered to the selected respondents, returned and the data …

Usage Of Electronic Resources By The Faculty Members Of Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore: A Study, Jeyapragash Balasubramani, Muthuraj Anbalagan, Prabhu R

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This paper examined the awareness and usage of e-resources by the faculty members of Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College. The present study is based on primary data collected from the faculty members working in the various departments of Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College. This study is conducted using a total number sample of 277 Faculty Members were randomly selected from thirteen departments. The data were collected by using empirical method of the questionnaire. The study aims to analyze the awareness and purpose of e-resources, frequency of using e-resources, Utilization and Satisfaction level of e-resources. It is found that the majority of faculty …

Use Of Electronic Resources In Teaching And Learning In Secondary Schools In Enugu State During Covid 19 Era: How Effective?, Elizabeth Titilope Babarinde, David Abobi Agbo, Victoria Olayemi Fagbemi

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Due to the COVID 19 pandemic that held the whole world in suspense and in crisis, the consequential lockdown resulted into unparalleled education disruption. This invariably reduced available opportunities for many people, both young and old. In another perspective, this crisis has inspired technology innovation in individuals, group and governments within the education sector to aid teaching and learning during the lockdown period. It is as a result of this that this study aims at providing an insight into the effective use of electronic information resources in teaching and learning in secondary schools in Nsukka town of Enugu state during …

Evaluation Of Web Information Sources For Academic Purposes By Undergraduate Students In A Developing Country, Foluke Okocha

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The study examined the web information seeking behavior of undergraduate students by evaluating information sources for academic purpose on the web. Three hundred questionnaires were distributed evaluating students perceptions on information sources on the web. Descriptive analysis, One-Way ANOVA was carried out in the analysis of data using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software. The study revealed that relevance of the information source was a major criterion for evaluation among undergraduate students in Landmark University. It was further revealed that undergraduate students showed preference for search engines as the preferred information source medium on the web as more than …

Utilization Of E- Resources By Faculty Members And Students In Management Institutions, Coimbatore: A Study, Charles Panneerdas

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This study investigates the relationship between impact of electronic resources and its usage in selected management institution libraries in Coimbatore. This is a quantitative approach-based study done by using questionnaire to gather data and information. A valid response rate of 76% has been obtained. Survey method is used for this study, primary data is collected via questionnaire. Five-point Likert scale is used, SPSS software helped to analyse the data in respect of descriptive elements. The study is relevant as it will help to build up awareness about e-resources and view them as valuable scholarly tools. Another reason for the importance …

Measuring Use Patterns Of Electronic Resources: A Study Of College Of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University Of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar (Uttarakhand), Pankaj Kumar Singh , Assistant Librarian, Meenu Singh, Mlis Student

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This research study sought to determine the use patterns of Electronic Resources and limited to the College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar (Uttarakhand). A questionnaire was distributed among the Post Graduate students, Research Scholars and Faculty Members of the various post-graduate departments of the college to collect desired data. 120 valid samples were collected and used for data analysis and interpretation in this present study. The result shows a growing interest among the respondents to the use of E-Resource at College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar (Uttarakhand). It was found …

Usage Of Information Sources And Services In Selected Engineering And Management Institute Libraries Of Haryana: An Assessment, Gajender Singh, Sanjiv Kadyan

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The present study is evaluates the user experience towards library information resources and services in selected engineering and management institutes of Haryana. The researcher distributed 432 questionnaires among faculty members, PG and UG students of YMCA Faridabad, MDU Rohtak and DCRUST Sonipat Engineering and management institute libraries and found 325(75.23%) responses received back. It was found that the majority of users were overall satisfied with available library information sources and services. The study also found that some of library information sources and services were not much fully utilized by the faculty members and the students. Therefore, it is also suggested …

Impact Of Corona Virus On Knowledge Service Centers In West Bengal, Sujan Saha, Sayantani Majumder

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Abstract

Purpose : The significance of this article is to know about the existing situations of the different libraries and information centers in West Bengal and to understand the changing initiatives taken by those libraries to serve the purpose of the users and to motivate them to use library resources and for that provide remote access to Electronic Resources available through their library and information centers at anywhere any time.

Methodology: Questionnaires were prepared online by using Google Form and were distributed among different library professionals throughout West Bengal by using e-mails and different social networking sites and snowball sampling …

Academic Staff Use Of Electronic Resources (Er) In Nigerian University Libraries During The Covid-19 Lockdown Period, Dim Chibuzor Livina (Dr), Austin Jude Mole (Prof)

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Purpose: This study investigated the Academic staff Use of Electronic Resources (ER) in the Nigerian University of Nigeria Libraries during the Corona Virus (Covid 19) lockdown

Design/ Methodology/Approach: The study adopted a Descriptive survey research design. The total population of study was 3130. A sample size of 313 was selected for the study using the simple random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire. The data collected for the study were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The benchmark score for decision on the analysis was the real limits of numbers

Findings: The finding from the study revealed …

Electronic Resources Collection Development Practices In University Libraries: A Conceptual Framework Perspective, Flora Ifeoma Okogwu

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The study looked at the development of electronic resources collections in university libraries from a conceptual standpoint. It makes use of schema to show how the principles of electronic resources collection development practices in university libraries are related. In order to gain a clearer understanding of the relationships between the concepts in electronic resources collection creation practices in university libraries, an author-designed conceptual diagram was used. The study concluded that the activities were enunciated in the conceptual context and schema created for the study, and that in order to achieve a balanced set of electronic tools, one must grasp all …

Awareness And Use Pattern Of Electronic Resources Among The Doctoral Research Scholars Of Central University Of Tamil Nadu, Tiruvarur, India: A Study, Sonteni Srinivas Mr., Taddi Murali Dr.

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This paper's main objective is to examine the awareness and use pattern of electronic resources by doctoral research scholar’s community of the Central University of Tamil Nadu. The investigator adopted a survey method used for the study. Structured questionnaires were administered to the 100 respondents to collect data for the study and returned questionnaires were analysed using simple percentage by the SPSS software. Findings of the survey revealed that the majority of doctoral students aware of electronic resources and user education/training programs are the most important for maximum utilization of electronic resources in University Library.

Use Of Print And Electronic Resources Among The Post-Graduate Students In The Teaching Departments Of University Of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Meenu Mohan, Mini Devi B

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The study explores the use of print and electronic resources among the postgraduate students in the teaching departments of university of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. The other objectives are to examine the awareness about print and electronic resources, to determine which resources are suitable for students, identify the satisfaction level and problems faced in using print and electronic resources and to investigate the suggestions for using print and electronic resources. Respondents were selected from the postgraduate students through simple random sampling method applying questionnaire method. Collected data was analyzed using SPSS software and MS Excel. The findings revealed that majority of the …

Information Literacy Skills And Utilisation Of Electronic Information Resources By Postgraduate Students In Nigeria, Jeremiah Emeka Ugwulebo, Omorodion Okuonghae

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The study investigated information literacy skills and utilization of electronic information resources by postgraduate students in Nigeria. The study adopted the ex post facto research design to investigate the relationship that exists between information literacy skill variables and the utilization of electronic information resources by postgraduate students in Nigeria. The population of the study comprised 3,744 postgraduate students from three federal universities in Nigeria, namely; University of Uyo, Uyo; University of Calabar, Calabar and University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Port Harcourt. The sample size for the study is 374 respondents which was determined using the Taro Yamane’s (1969) method for …

Electronic Resources Collection Development In University Libraries: An Empirical Review Of Selected Literature., Flora Ifeoma Okogwu

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Collection development of electronic resources has come to stay in library development to complement the development of prints. But it has its challenges especially in developing countries. In developing libraries with electronic resources, it involves a lot of practices which are slightly different from the collection development of prints. More research has been carried out in the development of prints rather than electronic resources. This study reviewed published articles on electronic resources collection development practices of university libraries and other practices of building electronic resources in libraries. This study was restricted to empirical works on the collection development practices of …

Information Literacy Skills In The Use Of Electronic Resources Among Research Scholars Of Alagappa University Karaikudi: A Study, Lavanya Alagarsamy, Dr A. Thirunavukkarasu

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The study aimed to finding the use Information literacy skills in the use of electronic resources among Research scholars in Alagappa University, Karaikudi. 100 questionnaires were distributed to the research scholars of Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Out of 100 questionnaires distributed, 89 were returned with full particulars. 58.43% were female, 28.57% of the respondents belong to the age group of 29-34, 32.58% respondents Using E-Resources of project work, 24.71 % respondents belong to the using the e-resource E-Journals, 40.44% respondents belong to the using the e-resource daily, 33.70% of the respondents Simple key, 40.44% Copy/ Paste function if available online, 43.82% …

The Faculty Members And Research Scholars Attain Academic And Research Thoughts By Accessing Electronic Information In The Universities Of Kerala, India, C. Baskaran -

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This study analyses the survey was undertaken among the academic community, they have been utilized Electronic Resources by the respondents from selected State Universities of Kerala, India. The analysis attempt to know the awareness of UGC-INFONET, purposes of use UGC-INFONET consortium resources, level of satisfaction, preference given to download the full text articles, use of databases and respondents observed constraints, barriers and limitations while access the UGC-INFONET services offered in the Select State Universities of Kerala. The respondents of the study were 421 from selected State Universities in Kerala State, India. The Respondents categorize include Teaching faculty, Research Scholars and …

Challenges Of The Use Of Electronic And Print Resources By Students In Selected Tertiary Institution In Kwara State, Tunde Idris Yusuf, Funke Abosede Ayeni, Monsurat Taiye Aminu, Sulyman Olaitan Mahammuod

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The study investigates the challenges on the use of electronic and print resources by students in selected tertiary institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria. In order to achieve the set objectives, the researcher adopted survey research design using questionnaire as the major instrument for data gathering and complimented by observation. The total population for the study was 7, 954 from which 150 students were sampled. The study finds out that undergraduate students use information resources for academic related purposes; print information resources were more available for students use in the academic libraries; the findings further indicated that most libraries do not …

Examining Usability Of The Internet By The Teaching Staff Of The Peshawar Medical College, Muhammad Ibrahim, Abid Hussain, Sarah Saeed, Abdus Salaam

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Purpose: This study aims to examine the access and purpose of internet use by the teaching staff of Peshawar Medical College, Peshawar.

Method(s)/Materials: Data were collected through a tested questionnaire from 115 teaching staff members of two major groups’ basic sciences and clinical sciences with a response rate (57.39%) of 66 members positively. Teaching faculty comprising 71.40% Male faulty members and 28.60% female took part in the study. Data were analyzed and tabulated using the SPSS tool.

Research Limitation(s): This study was limited to the teaching faculty of basic and clinical science departments of Peshawar Medical College Peshawar.

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Availability, Accessibility And Utilization Of E-Resources By Senior Acedemics In Mautech, Yola, Abubakar Mohammed Kareto

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User Awareness On ‘Single Window Search’ Tool Provided By The Kmc Health Sciences Library, Mahe, Manipal: A Study, Swapna -, Mahabaleshwara Rao, Shivananda Bhat

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In academic libraries, information resources are increasing at an alarming rate due to information explosion and development in information and communication technology. Open access resources available for access are also increasing. Academic libraries are putting their best effort to make the process of conducting literature search much easier as users find it difficult to search for literature on a given research topic through several types of resources separately. This necessitated the integration of information resources for easy access. A Web-Scale Discovery tool integrates library subscribed content, library catalogue, digital repositories, open access resources and offers a search and retrieval interface …

Ict Competence And The Use Of E-Resources Among Faculty Members In Ilorin Metropolis, Adetola Ayotunde Kehinde Mr, Abubakar Lanre Folorunsho Dr

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The study investigated Information and Communication Technology (ICT) competence and the use of electronic resources by university faculty members in Ilorin metropolis, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised faculty members in Al-Hikmah University and University of Ilorin. Raosoft Online Sample Size Calculator was used to calculate the sample size with precision levels of 5% and confidence level of 95% and the recommended sample size was 309. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the samples from the population. Data was collected through a research instrument titled “Information and Communication Technology …

User Preference On Use Of Print And Electronic Resources In Selected Universities In Tanzania: A Survey., Athumani Samzugi

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A descriptive survey method was used as the research design, which involved three sampled universities in Tanzania,namely the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), the Open University of Tanzania (OUT) and Tumaini University-Dar es Salaam College (TUDARco). Purposive sampling technique was used to select respondents, comprising undergraduate and post-graduate students, academic and research staff chosen due to their proximity and degree of involvement in the generation and usage of information in both print and electronic formats in their academic and research endeavours as well as consultancy. Empirical data for the study was collected using the questionnaire survey and interview guide. …

Management Of Media And Electronic Resources In Nigerian Libraries, Millie Nne Horsfall

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This paper addresses the management of social media and electronic resources in Nigerian libraries and the issues associated with their use which could be because of human and /or material resources. Participants were acquainted with intentional approach on how to use and manage social media and electronic information resources to promote e-resources to library community for effective library and information service delivery. However, some challenges were encountered, and strategies proffered. Conclusion and recommendation were drawn that Social media and electronic resources are used for innovative library and information service delivery. Policy framework and policy guideline should be provided for selection …

Use Of Web Resources By The Postgraduate Students Across Genders, Nahida Nasreen, Bisma Bashir, Ufaira Yaseen

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Purpose: The study seeks to elicit information on gender difference with regards to the familiarity with IT, Search Engines, Automated Library Services and Electronic Information Resources. It also aims to determine the frequency of use of various Automated Library Services and Electronic Information Resources and the influence of the Internet on the information seeking behavior of the postgraduate students.

Methodology: The study adopted a survey method administering the well-structured questionnaire. The questionnaires were distributed with equal proportion based on gender among 208 PG students of science and social science faculty selected by stratified random sampling technique.

Findings: The study revealed …