Utilization of E-Resources of the Faculty, Staff Members and Students of Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam

T. Sundararajan; P. Balasubramanian

doi:10.51983/ajist-2018.8.3.192

Authors

T. Sundararajan Research Scholar, Department of Library and information Science, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
P. Balasubramanian Librarian, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2018.8.3.192

Keywords:

E-Resources, Online Databases, E-Magazines, E-Books

Abstract

Intellectual activities Therefore, most of the universities in our country have started investing profusely to provide better service to their library users through easy access of e-resources for the advancement of learning and teaching and research activities. Agricultural College and Research Nowadays E-resources have essentially become part and parcel of higher education in its entire Institute, Killikulam also has provided quality e-resources for the access of its library users with all required infrastructures. The present study explores the availability of different e-resources, awareness of e-resources, the impediments encountered at the time of accessing the e-resources and the objectives of utilization of e-resources in Agricultural College and Research Institute, Killikulam.

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