E-Journals: An Effective Electronic Information Resource
Author : Saket Kumar
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) revolution is considered to be one of the marvels of the 20th century. The information has changed from print to digital form. The successful operation of any library depends to a large extent on the choice of library collection. In the current era of information technology, libraries and information centers are bound to use electronic information resources. The finest outcome of the information revolution is E-journals, which changes our library in every aspect. E-journals are tremendously valuable electronic information resources and have become the largest and fastest growing segment of the digital collections for most libraries. Now, E-journals play an important role in any library or information centre. E-journals form a large part of the collection of any library. This paper gives a brief introduction of E-journals, advantages and disadvantages of E-journals.
Keywords: Library, ICT, Electronic journal, E-journals, Consortia.
Cite This Article As: Kumar, S. (2017). E-Journals: An Effective Electronic Information Resource. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 3(1), 1-6. www.ijrls.in
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