Use of E-Resources by the Researchers of Agricultural Faculty, Annamalai University: A Gender Based Study

J. Bakkiaraj; M. G. Sathiyamurthy; S. Mohamed Esmail

doi:10.51983/ajist-2012.2.2.2586

Authors

J. Bakkiaraj Research Scholar, Annamalainagar - 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India
M. G. Sathiyamurthy Department of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar - 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India
S. Mohamed Esmail Department of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar - 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2012.2.2.2586

Keywords:

Agricultural Faculty, E-Resources

Abstract

This study presents the Use of E-Resources by Researchers of Agricultural Faculty, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India. A questionnaire consists of 23 questions and designed to elicit the opinion of research scholars of agricultural faculty, Annamalai University. There are 13 departments in agriculture faculty, Annamalai University. But the questionnaires were distributed only ten departments of agricultural faculty, Annamalai University. Among the total number of 132 research scholars 124 questionnaires were responded. From the study it is revealed that majority of the research scholar in the faculty of agriculture have been used e-resources for their research work.

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