Outlook Change From Print to E-Resources

Author(s):  
P. C. Binu

Electronic information resources in libraries have made remarkable changes in the users' perceptions towards print resources. A survey among 421 respondents in six state universities in Kerala reveals that the use of e-resources is considered as an advantage and it benefits the academic community. While analyzing the use of e-resources compared to the print resources, the statement 'E-resources affect the reading habit so it is not be encouraged' is rejected because it is not an advantage. All 12 hypotheses set for ‘benefits of electronic resources for accessing scholarly information' are accepted because all the regulatory constructs have significant influence on benefit of e-resources.

Author(s):  
Sunil Tyagi

This chapter defines metadata, their types, creation, and some of the important functions. It enumerates an overview of the basic elements of the Dublin Core Metadata standard, and other metadata standards are also mentioned. The problem has been studied based on the information available in the open literature. As electronic information resources are rising and digital library initiatives are gaining wide acceptance, knowledge of metadata formats will help our library professionals in adapting their skills in cataloguing, classification, subject heading, key wording, and indexing for better inventory and exhaustive usage of electronic information. Metadata serves three general purposes. It supports resource discovery and locates the actual digital resource by inclusion of a digital identifier. As the number of electronic resources grows, metadata is used to create aggregate sites, bringing similar resources together and distinguishing dissimilar resources. The World Wide Web has created a revolution in the accessibility of digital information resources. Metadata is key to ensuring that resources will survive and continue to be accessible into the future. It can be embedded in a digital object or it can be stored separately like library catalogues. The Dublin Core (DC) is the most popular and widely accepted standard proposed to describe almost all categories of networked electronic resources.


1970 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nataliia V. Varaksina

The main directions of development of the work of SSPL of Ukraine by V.A. Suhomlinskiy on creation of electronic information resources on psychology-pedagogical questions: the electronic directory, the database, the electronic library are considered in the article.


2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
Gražina Lamanauskienė

It should be noticed that though the amount of information resources is constantly increasing, natural science education suffers from lack of electronic information sources. Moreover, in this case, the Lithuanian language is used extremely rarely. Presently, more and more teachers of natural sciences use the Internet, and therefore the popularity of electronic information resources is growing. However, the questions of how to evaluate the quality of similar resources and how to conceptually integrate those into the teaching/learning process arise. Legal and ethical aspects of using information found on the Internet are faced i.e. the problems of quotation, plagiarism and copyright are encountered. Connecting science education teachers to innovative electronic information resources is the subject of discussion. The growing number of electronic resources can make finding resources with high quality content. Electronic resources are not fully realized by science education teachers. Therefore, the main goal of this article is to introduce science teachers with the most popular digital resources. In this article the databases, e-libraries, e-journals and books, encyclopedias, most popular search engines for science teachers are presented. Key words: science education, electronic information resourcses, databases.


1998 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 26-28
Author(s):  
Carolyn DeLuca

The Hazen Center is a state-of-the-art electronic resource center situated within the Watson Library at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It provides access to art historical research and other scholarly resources available via electronic media such as CD-ROMs and the Internet, and also serves as a teaching center for their use. The Center is used by the Museum’s staff, the academic community, and by visiting art researchers.


Author(s):  
Muthuvennila S.

A study was conducted to investigate the accessibility and use of online electronic information resources in Alagappa University PG students. The methodology adopted for the study was survey in which questionnaires used in collection of the data. A total of 80 respondents participated in the study. It was concluded that most of the respondent's frequency of using online electronic information resources search for the author strategies in most useable (35%), the maximum respondents (25%) using for the online resources. This study shows that majority of the respondents (47.5%) have had 1 hour of access in e-resources, and more than 3 hours has been accessed by the respondents (12.5%) using for the electronic resources. Majority of respondents (31.5%) have accessibility of using e-resources.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 10-14
Author(s):  
R. Palani ◽  
V. Ramesh Babu

Electronic Resources is one of the emerging environment in libraries & Information communication in the competitive service. E-Resources usually consist of e-books, e-Journals, articles, newspaper, thesis, dissertation, databases and CD-ROMs, which are likely to be the alternative to the print media. Emerald, Ebsco, Scopus are some of the examples of online databases. All updated information is published in these e-resources. The familiarity and use of electronic information resources in the libraries for rapid development is necessary and important. The aim of this study is to identify how electronic information resources are utilized by Thanthai Periyar Government Institute of Technology – [TPGIT] library users and specific trends that can be seen among faculties and students. Further the study also examine the use pattern, acceptance, perceived importance and satisfaction on electronic resources over print resources. A total of 300 questionnaires were distributed among the random sample of faculty members and students of selected disciplines of TPGIT College. Out of 300 questionnaires, a total of 236 questionnaires were collected.


Author(s):  
Yevhen Zabiianov

Digitization and mediatization of information raise the issue of user access to electronic information resources. Given the need to form and strengthen the regional and national identity, study and promote historical and local lore information and providing access to it, the integration of such information into educational practices to master it by young people has become more important. The article is devoted to the coverage and substantiation of effective approaches to using local lore electronic resources in the educational process. During the research, the descriptive method, methods of comparison and generalization concerning the experience of use in the field of education of local lore electronic resources of libraries were used. The methods of included observation and periodic monitoring, applied during the development and maintenance of the functioning with the participation of the author of the local history resource "Kraeved" (kraeved.od.ua) (starting from 15.03.2020), proved to be effective. An analytical and survey method was used to analyse the available theoretical work on the research topic. The novelty of the obtained results lies in the coverage and substantiation of the specifics of the use of electronic local history information resources in the educational process in different countries, in particular during the study of students of historical specialties, and some countries – students majoring in cultural studies and art history. The most comprehensive electronic local history information resources are used in the United States, where their historical and local history content attracts not only teachers and students but also a wider range of users: genealogists, writers, engineers, urban planners, architects, realtors and documentary filmmakers. The obtained results of the research testified to the tendency to use library local lore electronic information resources in the educational process. Their creation, interest of users in the information presented on them and its use during training testify to the importance of local lore content designed to promote the formation of the historical and cultural identity of the region in the context of national history and the formation of national historical memory in combination with historical thought. The generalization of foreign experience and perspective domestic practices of using local library electronic resources in the educational process allows substantiating effective approaches to the organization of such activities, intensification of involvement of domestic library local lore electronic information resources in solving information problems related to educational activities. The intensive development of digital library projects in the educational environment will open additional ways to implement the tasks of libraries to ensure wide access of users to local history information sources and the maximum disclosure of their information potential.


Mousaion ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kehinde Abayomi Owolabi ◽  
Basirat.Olubukola Diyaolu ◽  
Nurudeen Adeniyi Aderibigbe ◽  
Mudasiru A Yusuf

The advent of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has revolutionised how library resources are made and transmitted to end-users. It has effectively improved the standard of education and research in tertiary institutions worldwide by providing various essential resources, including e-books, journals and databases. However, it has been observed that students still abstain from making the best usage of the digital library, instead using search engines rather than institutional digital libraries. This study investigated the factors influencing the behavioural intention of postgraduate (PG) students to use electronic information resources (EIRs). The Unified Theory of Acceptance of Technology (UTAUT) model was adopted. A cross-sectional research design was used to assess the factors influencing the use of EIRs. A sample of 362 PG students was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation approach. Data were collected from participants via the administration of 400 copies of the questionnaire. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and the Covariance-Based Structural Equation Modelling (CB-SEM) were used to analyse data collected. The findings revealed that performance expectancy (PE) and effort expectancy (EE) were the two constructs that influenced PG students’ behavioural intention to use EIRs. In contrast, social influence (SI) and facilitating condition (FC) did not change the PG students’ behavioural plan to use EIRs. The study recommended the need for adequate training for postgraduate (PG) students on the obligation to accept and use EIRs.


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