Use of Libraries for accessing the e-resources by the Faculty Members of the Management Colleges: With Special Reference to the Bangalore City

Abstract

This paper deals with the impact of e-resources on users of Management College libraries in Bangalore City. With the advent of information and communication technologies such as the internet and the web, electronic resources have become a widely accepted scholarly resource for both students and faculty. They have also been shown to be more helpful especially to faculty who may have limited access to library resources in traditional formats. Information and communication technologies have transformed most traditional libraries into hybrid libraries storing most of their resources in both print and electronic formats. The study seeks to investigate faculty's awareness and usage of online resources in order to determine the benefits they associate with electronic resources and the challenges they encounter in accessing electronic resources. A questionnaire was used to collect the data.