Information Seeking Behavior Habits of Teachers and Scholars for Use of E-Resources in Engineering College Libraries – A Survey

Abstract

The study aims to get the information seeking behavior habits of teachers and scholars for use of E-Resources in engineering college libraries of Bangalore region under Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum,Karnataka. The internet and web are constantly influencing the development of scholarly communication work. The teachers and scholars were considered as core group in using the resources to the maximum extent. Ultimately, sufficient computers, adequate facility of internet, audio visual systems,multimedia equipments and e-book readers are considered as tool to access the e-resources at their liberty. The way the developments have taken place in the academic environment particularly in engineering college libraries has changed the Librarian role. This paper will discuss about the facility, technical feasibility and ensures the users opinion about the library staff involvement and co-operation.