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Usage of E-Journals by the Users of Central University of Orissa, Koraput: An Analysis with INFISTATS (Usage Statistics Portal for e-Resource) for the Period 2012-2016


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Central University of Orissa is getting 8500+ e –journals from e-ShodhSindhu consortia of INFLIBNET. The University was established by the Government of India, MHRD in the year 2009. However, the University is getting e-resources through consortia from the year 2012 onwards. To assess the usage of these e-journals by the users of Central University of Orissa, the author analyzed the statistics using INFISTAT of INFLIBNET. It was found that there are certain resources which are being utilized more by the users, which reflects the popularity of the journals as well as the publisher. The study also shows the trend and statistics of usage by month, by year, by databases, and by journals, etc.

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Central University of Orissa, Consortia, E-Journals, E-ShodhSindhu, Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET), Usage Statistics.
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Bijayananda Pradhan
Central University of Orissa, Landiguda Campus, Koraput – 764021, Odisha
India


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  • Usage of E-Journals by the Users of Central University of Orissa, Koraput: An Analysis with INFISTATS (Usage Statistics Portal for e-Resource) for the Period 2012-2016

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Authors

Bijayananda Pradhan
Central University of Orissa, Landiguda Campus, Koraput – 764021, Odisha, India

Abstract


Central University of Orissa is getting 8500+ e –journals from e-ShodhSindhu consortia of INFLIBNET. The University was established by the Government of India, MHRD in the year 2009. However, the University is getting e-resources through consortia from the year 2012 onwards. To assess the usage of these e-journals by the users of Central University of Orissa, the author analyzed the statistics using INFISTAT of INFLIBNET. It was found that there are certain resources which are being utilized more by the users, which reflects the popularity of the journals as well as the publisher. The study also shows the trend and statistics of usage by month, by year, by databases, and by journals, etc.

Keywords


Central University of Orissa, Consortia, E-Journals, E-ShodhSindhu, Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET), Usage Statistics.

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