Utilization of E-Resources in University Libraries: A Survey-Based Analysis of User Behavior and Preferences
Author(s): Dr. Rajinder Kumar
Abstract - The digital revolution in academic libraries has significantly changed how higher education and scholarly communication are being conducted. With the introduction of information and communication technology, the university libraries are now in transition to dynamism and alternating terrain, whereby the repositories are now of various electronic resources (e-resources) and the books are no longer printed. Using the resources, which include the e-journals and e-books, databases and digital repositories, all students, faculty and researchers are discovering them as being essential in streamlining the processes of academics and research. The character of the research study is a study on the tendency, behaviour, preference and disadvantage of using the e-resources in the university libraries. The research is being conducted in the form of five large Universities; the survey shall be done using a closed-ended questionnaire whose sample size shall comprise 500 respondents who shall include undergraduate students, postgraduate students, research scholars and the faculty....
Keywords - E-resources, University libraries, User behavior, Digital information access, User preferences, Academic libraries.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.11.3.2025.1916
Cite This Article As: Rajinder Kumar (2025) Utilization of E-Resources in University Libraries: A Survey-Based Analysis of User Behavior and Preferences. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 11(3) 63-76. www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-1916 Page: 63-76 Publication Date: 30 July 2025