A Study on Awareness and Ease of Using E-Resources with Special Reference to Bengaluru City University Affiliated Colleges

The main purpose of the study is to investigate the awareness and use of electronic resources or e-resources among the faculty and students of Bengaluru City University (BCU). A questionnaire based survey method has been adopted and used in this research to collect the primary data from the respondents. The analysis of the collected data also covers the purpose of using e-resources, how users learned about the e-resources, method of access, frequency of the type of e-resources used, users preferred format, problems faced while using e-resources and satisfaction level of the users. In the study found that 89% of the respondents are aware of the e-resources, 52% of the users preferred print as well as the e-resources, 64% of the users satisfied with the available e-resources, low internet speed and the difficulty in finding the right information is the biggest barrier as reported by the respondent

Impact and Usage of E-Resources: A Literature Review

The advent of Information Communication Technology (ICT) has brought radical changes in all spheres of life in the way in which information is gathered, stored, organized, processed and consumed. The changing trend in ICT has also impacted the work and working pattern of libraries. This paper provides a meticulous review of literature on Impact and Usage of E-Resources. Reviewed the published literature during 2000 to 2019 those reviews reveal that the use of E-Resources i.e. E-Books, E-Journals, E-Theses, E-Databases, etc. are becoming very common in this new technological era. As the academic libraries are mainly used by the teachers, researchers and students, e-resources have a great impact to their academic and research work. Majority of the users are dependent on e-resources and those resources are also impacted their reading habit in their walk of lif