Use of E-resources by the Users of the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Guwahati: A Study
Author : Dr. Rumi Das
Purpose: The present study is carried out to know the status of use of e-resources by the users of Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Guwahati, Assam.
The aim of the study is to examine the use of various types of e- resources, purpose of use, frequency of access e-resources, use of medical e-databases, benefits of e-resources, problem faced while accessing information resources through online.
Methodology: For the study survey method is used with a well structured questionnaire as a tool for data collection. Questionnaires were distributed among faculty members and the students of the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital personally.
Findings: It has been found that that e-resource play a major role among the students and faculty members of the Gauhati Medical College and Hospitals. The study explore that most of users use e-resources for teaching and study purposes, they use Pubmed databases and prefer pdf. format during searching.
Originality: The paper is original research work of the author that is conducted on the basis of primary and secondary data collection through the questionnaire, which is limited to the users (faculty members and Students) of the GMCH, Gauhati.
Keywords - ICT; E-resource; Medical database; Medical College; Search engine.
DOI : 10.26761/IJRLS.6.2.2020.1356 DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.6.2.2020.1356
Cite This Article As: Das,R. (2020). Use of E-resources by the Users of the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Guwahati: A Study. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 6(2) 189-198. www.ijrls.in
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Publication Date : 19 December 2020 Hits : 264