Usage and Influence of E-resources on Academic Efficiency in Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Verma, J.^a | Ahmad, N.^b

Affiliations: [a] Research Scholar, Library and Information Science, Integral University, Lucknow – 226026, Uttar Pradesh. (E): [email protected] | [b] Deputy Librarian, Central University, Integral University, Lucknow – 226026, Uttar Pradesh. (E): [email protected]

Abstract: The study discussed in this article was aimed to investigate the usages of e-resources, the relationship of access points with devices for accessing e-resources and influence of the use of e-resources on academic efficiency of faculty and technical staff of India’s first Agricultural University—Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India. The study also showed usage levels of different types of e-resources amongst users if access points are correlated with devices employed and the effect of e-resources on academic efficiency of academics. A questionnaire was used as a data collection instrument. The use of e-resources was studied using a method to scaling responses, following Likert Scales. Data obtained were converted into scores using scale rating. Standard statistical techniques were used for the analysis of variance, correlation coefficients, and others.

Keywords: Use of e-resources, Access points of e-resources, Devices used, Influence on academic efficiency

DOI: 10.18329/09757597/2020/13208

Journal: World Digital Libraries - An international journal, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 95-104, 2020