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Dependency on E-Resources among Social Science Faculty Universities in Iran
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The present study is aimed at assessment of e-resources dependency by Iranian social science faculty members. A total of 232 faculty members from various universities in Iran were randomly selected. A questionnaire for measuring dependency on various e-resources: e-books, e-joumals, etutorials, online databases, CD-ROM databases and e-reports was a administered to sample population. Statistical methods like descriptive statistics and chi-square tests were applied to verify the hypotheses. Results showed that Iranian faculty members were more dependent on all the eresources except for e books selected for the study. It was also observed that Iranian faculty members were more dependent on e-joumals, followed by online data bases, e tutorials and least on e-reports. The reasons for dependency on various e-resources are discussed.
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Electronic Resources. E-books, E-Joumals, E-Tutorials, CDROM Databases, Online Databases, E-Report.
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