Use of Electronic Information Resources Among Research Scholars in the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Amjad, Anam; Ahmed, Shamshad

doi:10.1080/13614533.2013.829505

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“…Researchers also use electronic journal resources when working on their researches. According to Amjad et al (2013, p. 317), research scholars have become largely dependent on electronic resources and have adopted them as common tools in their academic activities. The main purpose for using the electronic journal resources is for learning, research purposes and to update knowledge in their research areas (Amjad et al , 2013, p. 325).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Use of electronic journal resources by postgraduate students at the University of Dar es Salaam

Katabalwa

2016

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Purpose This paper aims to assess the use of electronic journal resource at the University of Dar es Salaam. The study involved the postgraduate students in the School of Education at the University of Dar es Salaam. Design/methodology/approach A combination of questionnaires for postgraduate students and interview for the reference librarians was used, whereby 100 postgraduate students and six reference librarians were involved in the study. SPSS and content analysis were used to analyse the data. Findings Major findings of the study reveal that majority of the students reported using electronic journal resources for various purposes including working on the assignments, research proposal writing, literature review, research report writing, current awareness, leisure and for extra exploration of ongoing scientific debates through peer-reviewed papers. The challenges encountered in the use of electronic journal resources include power outage, inadequate bandwidth, slow download speed, inability to access the resources from home, lack of training, lack of awareness, limited access to computers and difficulty in searching. Finally, the recommendations for improving the use of electronic journal resources are provided. Originality/value This is the first time an effort has been made to assess the use of electronic journal resources by postgraduate students in the School of Education at the University of Dar es Salaam. The study could be used to assess the postgraduate students’ need for electronic resources at the University of Dar es Salaam and other users in higher learning institutions.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Use of electronic journal resources by postgraduate students at the University of Dar es Salaam

Katabalwa

2016

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“…The following main question can be identified: Electronic Information Resources is one of the important technological tools that provide information in a fast, comprehensive, and integrated manner that meets the needs of university faculty members, and this positively affects the flourishing of the scientific research movement and the increase in publishing in electronic publishing resources affiliated with the approved databases (Amjad et al, 2013).…”

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confidence: 99%

The role of electronic information resources in supporting scientific research at Northern Border University

Sawy¹

2021

Int. j. adv. appl. sci.

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This study aimed to realize the impact of Electronic Information Resources on the scientific research movement at the Northern Border University. As it includes Electronic Information Resources provided by the university through the Saudi Digital Library, and many forms of sources such as databases, which include full-text databases, abstracts databases, bibliographic databases, as well as electronic books and electronic periodicals, these resources are characterized by the magnitude of content, continuous modernity, and linguistic diversity, the ability to permanently meet the needs of faculty members. The study sample consisted of 150 faculty members from all disciplines and academic degrees at the university, consistently standard of 137 faculty members from this sample. The study was keen to apply the survey methodology through the main measurement tool (the questionnaire), which consists of 16 main vocabularies that constitute the direction of measurement for the study. The study reached many results, the most important of which is that the high percentage of staff members use teaching Electronic Information Resources significantly, that they can meet teaching and research needs and upgrade academic, as well as there is a broad trend of satisfaction towards the use of full-text databases from other forms of databases. The study showed that the preferred form of access to the types of Electronic Information Resources is through the Saudi Digital Library for free, and there is a tendency of faculty members towards access through the home is larger than the university campus. In general, the study found a high percentage of faculty members ’satisfaction with the use of Electronic Information Resources and the extent of their impact on the flourishing of scientific research. Also, it recommended the necessity of increasing training programs towards using research methods for Electronic Information Resources and intensifying the use of the Internet through the university campus with linking Electronic Information Resources to academic courses.

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“…1 shows that 18 (41 %) and 17 (39 %) academics respectively strongly agreed and agree that they know where to access e-resources. Other studies show that e-resources are used because of their availability; easier searching capability; and linkage to additional information 23 . This indicates that the ease of access to available e-resources could influence the perceptions of the users towards access and use of e-resources.…”

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Academics Perceptions of Electronic Resources at the University of Venda, South Africa

Ndou

Chilimo

2021

DESIDOC Jl. Lib. Info. Technol.

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This study examined the perceptions of academic researchers regarding electronic resources (e-resources) provided by the library at the University of Venda (UNIVEN), South Africa. The quantitative research approach and survey research design were adopted to conduct the investigation. Data was collected using a self-administered structured questionnaire randomly distributed to 45 UNIVEN academics. The findings of this study revealed that although academics at UNIVEN find e-resources easy to use, believe the resources improve academic performance, and frequently encouraged postgraduate students to use them, the majority of them had plagiarism concerns and were only moderately satisfied with available e-resources at UNIVEN. This study recommends that the university library should train academics on plagiarism detection. In addition, the library should adopt innovative ways of improving e-resource services, such as providing an Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) with advanced and federated search capabilities.

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Use of Electronic Information Resources Among Research Scholars in the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Cited by 10 publications

References 16 publications

Use of electronic journal resources by postgraduate students at the University of Dar es Salaam

Use of electronic journal resources by postgraduate students at the University of Dar es Salaam

The role of electronic information resources in supporting scientific research at Northern Border University

Academics Perceptions of Electronic Resources at the University of Venda, South Africa

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