Use of Electronic Resources in N-LIST Programme by the Undergraduate Students of Four Postgraduate Colleges of Jalandhar District, Punjab: A Study

Authors

  • Jagjit Singh Librarian, Doaba College, Tanda Road, Jalandhar, Punjab, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ijiss.2017.7.2.478

Keywords:

E- Resources, N-LIST Programme, UG Students, Colleges, Jalandhar

Abstract

This paper focuses on the use of electronic resources available in N-LIST Programme by the Undergraduate Students of four Postgraduate Colleges of District Jalandhar (Punjab). The aim of this paper is to examine the use of various e-resources by their UG students. The N-LIST Programme is providing 135000 e-books and 6000 e-journals for the college libraries at the national level. The study shows that 94.64% UG students of four different colleges are aware with the program. 75.92% UG students of four different colleges are using e-resources available in N-LIST Programme twice a week. The study covers 15 different aspects of the e-resources under the N-LIST Programme and is very helpful for college librarians to examine their e-resources very effectively.

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Published

07-07-2017

How to Cite

Singh, J. (2017). Use of Electronic Resources in N-LIST Programme by the Undergraduate Students of Four Postgraduate Colleges of Jalandhar District, Punjab: A Study. Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services, 7(2), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.51983/ijiss.2017.7.2.478