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Use of Library Portal by Research Scholars of Indian Institute of Technology (IITs):A Comparative Study of Patna and Guwahati


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1 Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh – 202001, Uttar Pradesh, India
     

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The paper presents result of a questionnaire based survey of use of library portal by research scholars of IITs Patna and Guwahati. The findings revealed that majority of research scholars used library portal in IIT Patna and IIT Guwahati. The study identifies some problems faced by Guwahati research scholars. A few suggestions are made for further improvement and enrichment of the library portals to cater to the needs of the researchers.

Keywords

E-Resources, Indian Institute of Technology, Library, Library Portal, Research Scholars.
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About The Authors

Nishat Fatima
Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh – 202001, Uttar Pradesh
India

Gulnaz
Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh – 202001, Uttar Pradesh
India

Sana Hasaney
Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh – 202001, Uttar Pradesh
India


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Authors

Nishat Fatima
Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh – 202001, Uttar Pradesh, India
Gulnaz
Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh – 202001, Uttar Pradesh, India
Sana Hasaney
Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh – 202001, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract


The paper presents result of a questionnaire based survey of use of library portal by research scholars of IITs Patna and Guwahati. The findings revealed that majority of research scholars used library portal in IIT Patna and IIT Guwahati. The study identifies some problems faced by Guwahati research scholars. A few suggestions are made for further improvement and enrichment of the library portals to cater to the needs of the researchers.

Keywords


E-Resources, Indian Institute of Technology, Library, Library Portal, Research Scholars.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17821/srels%2F2019%2Fv56i2%2F130215