This paper is published in Volume-4, Issue-5, 2018
Area
E-Journals-ICT
Author
H. Karthiban, Dr. M. Anjaiah
Org/Univ
Dravidian University, Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Pub. Date
18 September, 2018
Paper ID
V4I5-1229
Publisher
Keywords
Academic libraries, Inflibnet, University Grants Commission (UGC), UGC-Infonet E-Journals, Digital library consortium, E-Journals, University of Kerala, Effective use of E-Journals

Citationsacebook

IEEE
H. Karthiban, Dr. M. Anjaiah. Knowledge, access and effective use of UGC-Infonet E-Journals by faculty members and research scholars of University of Kerala, Kerala– A case study, International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, www.IJARIIT.com.

APA
H. Karthiban, Dr. M. Anjaiah (2018). Knowledge, access and effective use of UGC-Infonet E-Journals by faculty members and research scholars of University of Kerala, Kerala– A case study. International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology, 4(5) www.IJARIIT.com.

MLA
H. Karthiban, Dr. M. Anjaiah. "Knowledge, access and effective use of UGC-Infonet E-Journals by faculty members and research scholars of University of Kerala, Kerala– A case study." International Journal of Advance Research, Ideas and Innovations in Technology 4.5 (2018). www.IJARIIT.com.

Abstract

Today, ICT playing a pivotal role in every field, especially in academic libraries. The main purpose of this study is to examine the awareness and effective utilization of UGC-Infonet e-Journals Digital Library Consortium by faculty members and research scholars of University of Kerala, Kerala. The data were collected using a structured questionnaire. The study found that a large majority 67.% of the respondents belongs to male, 89.4% of respondents are aware of UGC-Infonet e-Journals Digital Consortium, 52.8% used UGC-Infonet e-Journals on an everyday, 33.3% percent of respondents access the e-resources from their respective departments, about 30.9% of respondents access from university libraries, 48% of respondents use Infonet e-Journals for research purpose, followed by 36.6% of respondents use to update their for subject knowledge, 69.9% percent of respondents are fully satisfied with the existing availability of e-journals. Finally, in the end, constructive suggestions were made for effective use of UGC-Infonet e-journals by the users of University of Kerala, Kerala.