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Use of E-Journals Among Faculty Members and Research Scholars of The University of Kerala


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1 Research Scholar, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
2 Research Guide and Head of the Department, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
 

The current investigation is the utilization of e-journals by the academics at the University of Kerala. The study is dependent on data gathered through a very much organized survey. The research shows that a hundred percent of the researchers and faculty members at the University are utilizing e-journals. The top ten most preferred online databases of respondents in Science, Social Science, and Arts subjects are listed separately in the study, necessitates the need of Universities to come across through user needs while subscribing online databases of e-journals.

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E-Journals, Electronic Journals, Online Journals, Electronic Resources Faculty Members, Research Scholars, University of Kerala.
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Authors

Shihab I.
Research Scholar, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
B. Mini Devi
Research Guide and Head of the Department, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

Abstract


The current investigation is the utilization of e-journals by the academics at the University of Kerala. The study is dependent on data gathered through a very much organized survey. The research shows that a hundred percent of the researchers and faculty members at the University are utilizing e-journals. The top ten most preferred online databases of respondents in Science, Social Science, and Arts subjects are listed separately in the study, necessitates the need of Universities to come across through user needs while subscribing online databases of e-journals.

Keywords


E-Journals, Electronic Journals, Online Journals, Electronic Resources Faculty Members, Research Scholars, University of Kerala.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.32344/jld%2Fv7%2Fi2%2F2021%2F25-42