Users’ Perceptions of E-books at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi : A Case Study

Abstract

<div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>The collection development policies of university libraries are driven by the information seeking behaviour and extent of use of resources by students, researchers and teachers. Libraries have introduced e-books in their collections with rising demand of users for them. However, e-books have not gained the perceived acceptance among users. It is essential to understand the gaps in preferences and experiences of users of e-books in academic libraries so that the collections of e-books can be customised to meet the users’ preferences. The purpose of this study is to understand how students, teachers and research scholars access, browse and use e-books in Jawaharlal </span><span>Nehru University, Delhi, India. The study has identified factors that encourage or discourage the use of e-books in </span><span>academic libraries. It highlights preferences for the format (electronic/print) while perusing books as textbooks or reference books for research. </span></p></div></div></div>