Use of Electronic Resources by Academia of MBA Department, Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur: A Study
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https://doi.org/10.51983/ijiss.2015.5.2.427Keywords:
E-Resources, Use of e- Resources, Library Consortia, ICT awareness, Users perception, User studyAbstract
Now a day mostly the good kind of library services requires application of newly emerging technologies. By the use of newly emerging technologies that belongs to information and communication technology, libraries can provide variety of services to their users. These newly emerged technologies have given its impact on library collections from traditional resources to E-resources. Now, it is duty of library professionals to acquire ICT skills to provide electronic resources through new ICT technologies in their Library. Library professionals are the driving force for successful implementation and use of e-resources in their libraries. The paper focuses on the use of electronic resources by the faculties, researcher, and master degree students of Management Department of Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla University, Raipur, Chattisgarh. The study reveals that the users are very much aware about the electronic resources being provided by the library and the use is quite moderate. It can be improved by taking certain measures which are given in the paper.
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