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Studies on Ict and Internet Awareness and Access to E-Resources Under UGC-Infonet Digital Library Consortium: A Survey of Assam University Library Users


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The paper, a survey of users, presents views on the extent of ICT/Internet awareness and status on use of e-resources by the Assam University Library users. The survey comprises of administration of questionnaire, observation of the participants, and interview of some of the participants for knowing the opinion of the respondents in respect of usage of Internet for their day-to-day activities and status of access to e-journals for their academic and research activities. The self designed questionnaire distributed on random sampling method to users comprising of faculty, research scholars, UG/PG Students and other staff. The data is analyzed using SPSS Software. The period of survey was July to August 2008 covering the users of Assam University Library using the Internet for accessing to the e-resources under the UGC-INFONET Digital Library Consortium. The findings may be considered as preliminary findings from a pilot study. The paper highlights the findings in respect of Internet Awareness, its use pattern and attitude of library users towards the electronic resources, in this context.

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UGC-INFONET Consortium, User Study, ICT Awareness, E-resources, E-Journals, North Eastern Region of India, Assam University.
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Manoj Kumar Sinha
Department of Library Science, Assam University, Silchar 788011
India


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  • Sinha (Manoj Kumar) (2004A). Studies on the Scenario of Internet Use Pattern of Assam University Community and Local Population of Barak Valley: A Survey. In: PLANNER 2004: Content Creation, Access and Management in Networked Environment. (Eds: T.A.V. Murthy et. al) INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad, 210-225.

  • Sinha (Manoj Kumar) (2004 B). Importance of Information Technology in Library and Information Activities: its prospects for developments. Ph. D. Thesis. T. M. Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur. (Guide: Dr S. Sahay)(Unpublished).

  • Sinha (Manoj Kumar); Murthy (T A V) and Manoj Kumar (K) (2006). Development of E-Journals Consortium in India: A New Approach for Resource Sharing in digital and Network Environment. In: 4th International Convention CALIBER-2006, Gulbarga, 2-4 Feb., 2006 (Eds: T.A.V. Murthy et al.,), INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad, p350-363.

  • Sinha (Manoj Kumar); Bhattacharjee (Jayanta) (2006). Developing Institutional Repositories in University Libraries of North Eastern Region of India: A Case Study of Assam University, Silchar In: 4th Convention, PLANNER 2006, Mizoram University, Aizawl, 09-10 November, 2006 (Eds: Manoj Kumar K. et al.,), INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad, p311-321.

  • Sinha (Manoj Kumar) (2008). Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Internet Awareness amongst the College and University Teachers. In: From Automation to Transformation. 6th International CALIBER-2008, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Feb 28, 29 & March 1, 2008, INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad, p165- 175.

  • http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/UGC-INFONET/


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Manoj Kumar Sinha
Department of Library Science, Assam University, Silchar 788011, India

Abstract


The paper, a survey of users, presents views on the extent of ICT/Internet awareness and status on use of e-resources by the Assam University Library users. The survey comprises of administration of questionnaire, observation of the participants, and interview of some of the participants for knowing the opinion of the respondents in respect of usage of Internet for their day-to-day activities and status of access to e-journals for their academic and research activities. The self designed questionnaire distributed on random sampling method to users comprising of faculty, research scholars, UG/PG Students and other staff. The data is analyzed using SPSS Software. The period of survey was July to August 2008 covering the users of Assam University Library using the Internet for accessing to the e-resources under the UGC-INFONET Digital Library Consortium. The findings may be considered as preliminary findings from a pilot study. The paper highlights the findings in respect of Internet Awareness, its use pattern and attitude of library users towards the electronic resources, in this context.

Keywords


UGC-INFONET Consortium, User Study, ICT Awareness, E-resources, E-Journals, North Eastern Region of India, Assam University.

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