AWARENESS ABOUT ELECTRONIC INFORMATION RESOURCES AMONG STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

Mr. Mubashir Majid Baba

Abstract

This is due to the incessant growth of Information Technology and its impact on library collection development policies due to changing demand of users for the pin pointed and comprehensive information within a short time. With the growing reputation of eresources, the conventional libraries are steadily migrating from print documents to eresources
where providing access to information is considered more important than owning it. It has revolutionized the outlook
towards academics rather we can say it has resulted in Knowledge explosion. The advancement in information technology and its application to scholarly communication has changed the reading habits of all stake holders concerned. E- Journals and e- books are most popular types of e-resources used by academic and R&D workers all over the world. The present study deals with the awareness and usage of e-books and ejournals by research scholars and students of University of Kashmir from the point of view of their purpose use, frequency, search techniques of searching and accessing ebooks  and e-journals.
Keywords: E-resources, Information, Journals, E-books and E-Journals.