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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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2013
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1089405 |
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- Use of Electronic Information Resources among Research Scholars in the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan Amjad, Anam Ahmed, Shamshad Bin Naeem, Salman Foreign Countries Electronic Libraries Use Studies Statistical Analysis Student Research User Satisfaction (Information) Likert Scales Incidence Usability User Needs (Information) Library Materials Academic Libraries College Faculty Graduate Students Surveys This study examined the use of electronic resources among academic scholars of The Islamia University of Bahawalpur (IUB), Punjab, Pakistan. A quantitative survey was found most convenient and useful for this study. The total population of the study was 169 research students in IUB. The response rate was 79% and 133 utilizable responses were coded and analyzed by using SPSS software. Results of the study showed that most of the researchers (61%) used electronic resources daily for many purposes and reasons. Most of them (57%) were "satisfied" with the usage of electronic resources. Learning, education, and research were the main purposes, and easy use and easy access to documents were the major reasons of using these resources. Lack of internet connection is the major problem faced by the respondents.