User Attitudes on E-Books Collection in Mahatma Gandhi University Library: A Case Study

A study on the user’s attitudes, interest and understanding of e-book collections. The sample taken for the study is the E-book collection developed at the Mahatma Gandhi University Library and its users. The survey assessed the impact of the e-books on teaching learning and research. The problems associated with the use of e-books aware also identified. The inference of the study are that the user’s require an orientation on different types of collections, and also extended facilities for access which is possible in this format

User Attitudes on E-Books Collection in Mahatma Gandhi University Library: A Case Study

A study on the user’s attitudes, interest and understanding of e-book collections. The sample taken for the study is the E-book collection developed at the Mahatma Gandhi University Library and its users. The survey assessed the impact of the e-books on teaching learning and research. The problems associated with the use of e-books aware also identified. The inference of the study are that the user’s require an orientation on different types of collections, and also extended facilities for access which is possible in this format

Academic Social Networking in India and Dissemination of Indigenous Knowledge: A Study

Discusses the advantages of academic networks and the problems of access to journal articles via e-journal consortium's in India. Proposal for an educational social network as part of teh National Knowledge Network (NKN) platform is put forth. The need for digitization of indigenous academic resources and its dissemination through networks for better access is also emphasize

Multilingual Searching in Digital Archives: A Case Study of Mahatma Gandhi University On-line Theses Archive

The Paper examines the multilingual search capabilities of Mahatma Gandhi University on-line theses archive using the first Digital Library solution with capabilities for information retrieval from full texts in Indian languages. The study finds that the multilingual search features of the Mahatma Gandhi University archive helps the user with more relevant hits than in any similar systems used in India