Use of E-Resources by the Academia of Speech and Hearing Discipline: A Study

Abstract

Present study is an attempt to understand the use of e-resources by the academia at the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysore. The sample consists of faculty members, research scholars, and student of AIISH, Mysore. A total of 150 members of the library were surveyed with a response rate of 80%. Different aspects of e-resources like use of e-databases, e-journals, Open Access Public Catalogue and the Internet by the academic community were examined and the results relating to that are reported here. The main objectives are: availability, access and impact of e-resources; frequency of use of e-resources; use of e-databases and e-journals; OPAC and Internet. The results shown here are descriptive and tables are very few. Some of the highlights of the study are: sample is 120/150. Methodology is questionnaire with Liker's scale. Large users (56) were in the range of 21–25 years of age. Nearly, 24.16% of respondents are specialised in speech and hearing. E-journals (mean=1.40) and e-databases (mean=0.80) are extensively used. Web Crawler (mean=0.33) is the most frequently used Meta search engine. The positive impact is ‘Access to current/up-to-date information’ (mean =1.60). The negative impact is too much of information is available (mean=1.40).