Khaiser Nikam and Rashmi, B. R. (2013) Use of e-resources by the academia of speech and hearing discipline: A study. Pearl : A Journal of Library and Information Science, 7 (4). pp. 223-228. ISSN 0975-6922
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Present study is an attempt to understand the use of e-resources by the academia at the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysore. The sample consists of faculty members, research scholars, and student of AIISH, Mysore. A total of 150 members of the library were surveyed with a response rate of 80%. Different aspects of e-resources like use of e-databases, e-journals, Open Access Public Catalogue and the Internet by the academic community were examined and the results relating to that are reported here. The main objectives are: availability, access and impact of e-resources; frequency of use of e-resources; use of e-databases and e-journals; OPAC and Internet. The results shown here are descriptive and tables are very few. Some of the highlights of the study are: sample is 120/150. Methodology is questionnaire with Liker's scale. Large users (56) were in the range of 21–25 years of age. Nearly, 24.16% of respondents are specialised in speech and hearing. E-journals (mean=1.40) and e-databases (mean=0.80) are extensively used. Web Crawler (mean=0.33) is the most frequently used Meta search engine. The positive impact is ‘Access to current/up-to-date information’ (mean =1.60). The negative impact is too much of information is available (mean=1.40).
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | K Library and Information Science > Library and Information Science |
| Divisions: | Department of > Library and Information Science |
| Depositing User: | Manjula P Library Assistant |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Oct 2019 07:47 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Oct 2019 07:47 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/9464 |
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