Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Date of this Version
Winter 12-12-2021
Abstract
The main purpose of the study is to investigate the awareness and use of electronic resources or e-resources among the faculty and students of Bengaluru City University (BCU). A questionnaire based survey method has been adopted and used in this research to collect the primary data from the respondents. The analysis of the collected data also covers the purpose of using e-resources, how users learned about the e-resources, method of access, frequency of the type of e-resources used, users preferred format, problems faced while using e-resources and satisfaction level of the users. In the study found that 89% of the respondents are aware of the e-resources, 52% of the users preferred print as well as the e-resources, 64% of the users satisfied with the available e-resources, low internet speed and the difficulty in finding the right information is the biggest barrier as reported by the respondents