Information Access Causes and Activities of Faculty Members in Engineering Institution
Sathivel Murugan BO., Ashok Kumar V
International Journal of Information Studies, Vol. 14, No. 3, 2022.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6025/ijis/2022/14/3/71-78
Link: https://www.dline.info/ijis/fulltext/v14n3/ijisv14n3_1.pdf
Abstract:
This research's main aim is to analyze the engineering college faculty members' practical usefulness of digital information resources during their purpose of library visits in the digital environment. Based on the aim, a pretested, standardized questionnaire was prepared and used as a data collection tool. The survey method is used for the collection of primary data. Tirupur and Coimbatore district Anna University affiliated Engineering College Teaching Faculty members are used as research subjects. There are 972 faculty members involved. Independent variables are gender, educational qualification, designation, and experience. The dependent variable is the effective use of digital sources. Tests of null and alternate hypotheses are framed to test the usefulness of digital resources. ANOVA test is applied. 57.22 percent of the males and 42.78 percent of the female faculty members involved in this study. 86.63 percent of the total faculty members visited the library at least once weekly. One hundred percent of the faculties' used the library to borrow books and update their professional knowledge. A significant difference is observed between the use of digital resources and their gender and experience.