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Use of Electronic Information Resources by Engineering Students in Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, Bangalore: A Study

M Roja

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Abstract
This study reports the use of electronic information resources by engineering students at Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology (Sir MVIT), Bangalore. This study is trying to verify and evaluate the purpose, frequency, reasons of using and place of students’ access to e-resources, and survey method was used for the study. A structured questionnaire was administered to the 80 engineering students. Data collected were analysed using simple descriptive statistics. It is found that maximum students are aware and use e-resources of library and most of the engineering students use search engine for accessing e-resource is Google.

Keywords: Electronic, information, resources, engineering students, e-books, e-journals

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M. Roja. Use of Electronic Information Resources by Engineering Students in Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, Bangalore: A Study. Journal of Advancements in Library Sciences. 2020; 7(1): 63–68p.


Keywords


Electronic, Information, Resources, Engineering students, e-books, e-journals.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37591/joals.v7i1.1253

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