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Use of Electronic Resources in Medical Colleges at Mangalore City - A Study


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This paper attempts to find out the use of electronic resources by the Faculty and Postgraduate students of Medical Colleges in Mangalore. The author has designed questionnaire and distributed to the users of the Medical College Libraries, to study the extent of use of electronic resources and find out the measures to improve the use of e-resources. The results show that the majority of the respondents use e-resources and are satisfied with the quality of resources available in their Library.


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Electronic Resources, Medical College Libraries, Faculty, Students.
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Janet Dotty Lobo
Fr Muller Central Library, Fr Muller Road, Kankanady, Mangalore, 575 002, Karnataka
India


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Janet Dotty Lobo
Fr Muller Central Library, Fr Muller Road, Kankanady, Mangalore, 575 002, Karnataka, India

Abstract


This paper attempts to find out the use of electronic resources by the Faculty and Postgraduate students of Medical Colleges in Mangalore. The author has designed questionnaire and distributed to the users of the Medical College Libraries, to study the extent of use of electronic resources and find out the measures to improve the use of e-resources. The results show that the majority of the respondents use e-resources and are satisfied with the quality of resources available in their Library.


Keywords


Electronic Resources, Medical College Libraries, Faculty, Students.

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