KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF E-RESOURCES BY ENGINEERING FACULTY MEMBERS: A STUDY AT M.KUMARASAMY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, KARUR,TAMILNADU

Abstract

An attempt has been made this study to determine the present status of knowledge and use of electronic resources. It was observed that use of electronic resources is still inadequate among the engineering faculty of the academic institutions in the developing countries. This paper presents the findings of a survey to about the knowledge and use of electronic resources by faculty members through search engines. online journals, OPAC etc available in the engineering college library.The subjects chosen for this study were engineering faculty members at M.Kumarasamy College of Engineering, Karur , and Tamilnadu, India. For evaluating study questions and data collection, The questionnaire was distributed to a random sample of 80 faculty members. The result of this survey are presented and discussed in this paper.