Usage of Digital Resources, Services and Facilities in Minority Engineering College Libraries under the Jurisdiction of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada: A Critical Study

Abstract

The basic aim of the study is to observe the usage pattern of electronic information resources, services and facilities among the users’ of minority engineering colleges affiliated Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. The survey design method with help of a well-structured questionnaire is used in the study and 889 users of minority engineering colleges were randomly selected as sample for this study. The study aimed at identifying the usage of various digital resources and services, namely, college website, internet, intranet, online public access catalogue, online databases, CD-ROM databases, online journals online books, and online lectures in their libraries.