Electronic Resources and their Impact on Engineering Colleges in Coimbatore District– A Study

The main purpose of this study is to analyze the awareness level of electronic resources and the impact of e-resources in Engineering College library. The Impact of the e-journals is more important for further development of academic institutions. The present study is conducted at four selected engineering colleges in Coimbatore district. The questionnaire was prepared and circulated both UG and PG students to collect data. The total numbers of respondent are 117. The study analyzed that respondents were aware of the e-journals and e-resources very well. From the 117 respondents maximum of 37.61% of respondents were used the e-resources in every day. Maximum of 76.07% of respondents are mentioned that it is very important for their studies. From the type of methods of browsing the e-resources preferred by the user is mentioned that 46.15% of users are using to type the relevant web address. This study recommends the selected engineering colleges have to improve their internet speed and access facilities for better usage of electronic resources.