Awareness and Use of Electronic Information Resources among Academic Users of Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) in South India: A Study
Author(s): Somashekhar T S & Dr. Vitthal T Bagalkoti
Abstract: The rapid evolution of information and communication technology has fundamentally altered the manner in which scholarly information is created, disseminated, and accessed in academic settings. Electronic information resources (EIRs), which encompass e-journals, e-books, online databases, electronic theses and dissertations, and preprint repositories, have progressively supplanted traditional print collections as the primary medium through which researchers and students interact with scholarly content. This study investigates the awareness and use of electronic information resources among students, research scholars, and faculty members of Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) located across five South Indian states Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.
Keywords - Electronic Information Resources, IIITs, South India, E-Journals, IEEE Xplore, INFLIBNET, User Awareness, Digital Libraries, Academic Libraries.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.12.2.2026.2104
Cite This Article As: Somashekhar T S & Vitthal, B.T. (2026) Awareness and Use of Electronic Information Resources among Academic Users of Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) in South India: A Study. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 12(2) 133-142. www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-2104 Page: 133-142 Publication Date: 22 May 2026