Use of E-resources by Faculty Members and Students of Sher-E-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science (SKIMS)

Iqbal Bhat; Mahesh V. Mudhol

doi:10.14429/djlit.34.1.5943

Iqbal Bhat Department of Library & Information Science, Mangalore University, Mangalore, Karnataka-574 119 E-mail: iqbalnabi23@yahoo.com
Mahesh V. Mudhol Department of Library & Information Science, Mangalore University, Mangalore, Karnataka-574 119

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.34.1.5943

Keywords: Medical institute libraries, e-resources, search engines, internet, OPAC

Abstract

Electronic information sources are computer-based information sources. There are several forms and types of electronic resources which are available on the internet. Some of the popular ones that are gaining ground are the electronic journals, standards, technical specifications, reports, patents, full-text articles, trade reports, and hosts of other document sources. This paper presents the findings of a survey about the awareness and use of electronic resources by medical students available in the medical institute libraries. The subjects chosen for this study were faculty members and medical students of Sher-E-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science (SKIMS), Jammu and Kashmir, India. For evaluating study questions and data collection, the questionnaire was distributed to a random sample of 300 faculty members, MD/MS (i.e., PG) and MBB final year (i.e., UG) students. The results of this survey are presented and discussed in this paper.

DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, 2014, 34(1), pp. 28-34. http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/djlit.34.5943