An Analytical Study of Awareness of the E-Resources and its Uses in the Educational Institutes

Many new innovations and technological advancements has paved way for a new concept called as digital technology which in turn has led to the new concept of digital India which has the capacity to transform the lives of people and empower the society in a better manner. The 'Digital India' programme has led to new progressions in different sectors and has generated innovative endeavors for the tech savvy future generation with the motive to build participative, transparent and responsive system. The Digital India drive is a dream project of the Indian Government aimed to remodel India into a knowledgeable economy and a digitally empowered society. Due to the internet the whole world has come closer and with the digital India initiative by the Indian government there has been a steep rise in the paperless policies, awareness and the use of computers. Due to compulsion of ICT as a subject in schools and colleges the computer literacy rate has also increased. In today?s era of information explosion, the resources of data have also emerged in the form of e-resources like publisher?s database, e-journals, e-books, consortia of special libraries etc. Today the whole world uses digital media for their research and study. In order to promote the e-resources there are different agencies of the Government of India who provide funds and subsidies to the educational institutes to increase their collection of digital books and to develop the digital form of education. Hence, this research study aims to understand Digital India ? with respect to the availability of the e-resources and its uses in the educational institutes.