Usage of E-Resources in University Libraries India

This Edited Book Usage of E-Resources in University Libraries India describes the use and use of e-resources in the academic library and analyses the status of use of e-resources. Information technology (IT) has made rapid changes in the field of education. Along with this, librarians will also have to adapt to this new development for storage and e-delivery and dissemination of information. At present libraries of all kinds whether public, research academic or special libraries are overwhelmingly looking forward to adopting new technologies mostly use of e-resources due to its potential for cost savings in operations and the management of collections and Patrons. E- Resources are digital objects containing electronic representation of books, journals and other form of reading materials and they are converted into a digitized form in order to be read by a computer. In today’s world electronic resources (e- resources) have become very popular, and libraries are no exception. Today, the academic libraries are procuring more and more e-resources for their libraries. It gives an overview of the relationship of e-resources with information literacy. It also gives an overview of the different chapters of information literacy on e-resources in university libraries.

This various contribution study investigated the use of electronic resources by the students, research scholars and faculty members. It examined the user’s awareness of the different types of e-resources available in the University Library, purpose and frequency of using e-resources by the users, the factor affecting resource utilization, impact of e-resources and services on the academic work of the users, suggest the ways and means for the effective use of e-resources and services available in University Library, etc.