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Extent of E-Resource Information Service to the Faculty Members of Pondicherry University and its Affiliated Colleges: A User Perspective


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We are living in an age of information explosion. Computer and other electronic resources has become an indispensable tool in our society [1]. The main function of a library is to provide information to the users. With the help of electronic resources the staff, students and the researchers can access to the huge volume of information with speed and accuracy. The present paper makes an attempt to adjudicate the performance of libraries having e resource facilities. Through the evaluation the Pondicherry University and its affiliated colleges may acquire an idea regarding the improvement and further development. In addition they may be able to know the users attitude about the Library services. Therefore based on the above context this paper is significant one.

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Academic Libraries, E Resources, Information Services.
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M. Sadik Batcha
Department of Library & Information Science, Periyar University, India

Abstract


We are living in an age of information explosion. Computer and other electronic resources has become an indispensable tool in our society [1]. The main function of a library is to provide information to the users. With the help of electronic resources the staff, students and the researchers can access to the huge volume of information with speed and accuracy. The present paper makes an attempt to adjudicate the performance of libraries having e resource facilities. Through the evaluation the Pondicherry University and its affiliated colleges may acquire an idea regarding the improvement and further development. In addition they may be able to know the users attitude about the Library services. Therefore based on the above context this paper is significant one.

Keywords


Academic Libraries, E Resources, Information Services.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15613/sijrs%2F2015%2Fv2i1%2F80086