IMPACT OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION RESOURCES ON USERS OF SELECTED ENGINEERING COLLEGE LIBRARIES OF ODISHA, INDIA

The present study explores the impact of electronic information resources among the users of engineering college libraries. This study collected all required information through a survey method by administering a structured questionnaire. A total of 549 users from 34 engineering colleges participated in the study. The major findings of the current study shows that, due to the emergence of e resources, more than 80 per cent users are keeping themselves up to date with information. The learning-teaching efficiency of the student as well as faculty has increased due transition from print to electronic information resources. Similarly, 74 per cent users said, access to amount of information sources, efficiency in accomplishment of academic assignment and research & publication activities have increased due to transformation from print to electronic resources. According to most of the users, all types of e-resources, specifically E-Journals and E-Books have a high impact on the teaching and learning process. The study results also reveal that, 82 per cent prefer the electronic resources due to its easy accessibility and 64 per cent prefer the print resources because it is easy to read. Again, more than 80 per cent users agree that, electronic resource give huge amount of information and easy to manage by adding book marks and notes.