Print and Electronic Resources Usage and Preference among University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwda and University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot: A Comparative Study
Author(s): Dr. Shilpa S. Uplaonkar & Dr. Chikkamanju
Abstract - Study explores the extent to which Faculty and PG students in universities setting use print and electronic resources. Reading preferences and use of print and electronic resources vary among different disciplines. The purpose of this paper is to know the preferred sources of information (Electronic vs. Print) among the faculty and PG students, simple random sampling techniques, descriptive survey method was used as the research design, well designed questionnaire was used for the data collection and data has been analyzed using SPSS (Version 26.0). The study found that 64.84% from UASD and (86.66%) from UHSB. both faculty and PG students. Further, the study found that most of the respondents have positive opinion on the use of e-sources than print sources. The respondents opined that, e-sources are cheaper than print sources, through electronic sources the information is available 24/7, resources provides voluminous information and they are easy to carry. Statistical techniques were used Frequency, Percentage, Mean, Standard deviation, Chi-square Test and ANOVA and the significance values that fall below the <0.05 level are accepted.
Keywords - User studies, Print resources, Electronic resources, Hybrid libraries, Agriculture University, Horticultural University
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.8.2.2022.1528
Cite This Article As: Uplaonkar, S.S. & Chikkamanju (2022). Print and Electronic Resources Usage and Preference among University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwda and University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot: A Comparative Study. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 8(2) 27-36. www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-1528 Page: 27-36 Publication Date: 11 April 2022