A Comparative Study of the Changing Pattern of Print and Electronic Resource Utilisation among Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Doctoral Students in Colleges in Mumbai City
Author(s): Manisha Atul Samant
Abstract: Academic libraries provide print and electronic resources to support learning and research, but students at different academic levels may use these resources differently. This study compared library visits, purposes of use, format preference, perceived adequacy and database utilisation among 300 students from selected Mumbai colleges. The sample comprised 135 undergraduate, 136 postgraduate, and 29 PhD students. Responses were collected through a structured questionnaire and analysed using descriptive statistics, with inferences made using Chi-Square Tests, Kruskal-Wallis Tests, and the Wilcoxon Signed-rank Test. ....
Keywords - Academic Libraries, Database Utilisation, Electronic Resources, Library-Resource Utilization, Print Resources.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.12.3.2026.2174
Cite This Article As:. Samant, M.A. (2026) A Comparative Study of the Changing Pattern of Print and Electronic Resource Utilisation among Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Doctoral Students in Colleges in Mumbai City. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 12(3) 373-387 www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-2174 Page: 373-387 Publication Date: 29 September 2026