Impact and Awareness of Accessing Electronic Information Resources by Users in R.M.D Engineering College Chennai: A Study

Abstract

E-resources are very important tool in the field of Engineering and Technology; it provides vital information for academic and research development. In mid 1990s, e- resources were not popular in India. But now it competes with the print media as it is very easy to use, easily accessible and requires very less storage space. The only limitation of e-resources is that it is costly for a self financing engineering college. In order to overcome this limitation, AICTE provides Mandatory e-resources at consortia prices for all engineering colleges. This paper deals with analysis of the impact and awareness of electronic information resources on the basis of factors such as availability of e-resources, frequency of usage of e-resources, purpose of e-resources, and roadblocks in accessing e-resources in RMDEC Library. It is observed that users access e-resources effectively, especially utilizing it in their area of research and academic curriculum in the field of science, engineering and technology.