Sheeja, N K(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, March 10, 2010)
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The purpose of this paper is to examine the information-seeking behavior of science and
social science research scholars, including service effectiveness, satisfaction level on different type of
sources and various methods adopted by the scholars for keeping up to dateData were gathered using a questionnaire survey of 200, randomly
selected, PhD students of science and social science departments of four universities in Kerala, IndiaAlthough similarities exist between social science and science PhD students with regard to
information-seeking behavior, there are significant differences as well. There is a significant difference
between science and social science scholars on the perception of the adequacy of print journals and
database collection which are very relevant to the research purposes. There is no significant difference
between science and social science scholars on the perception of the adequacy of e-journals, the most
used source for keeping up to date. The study proved that scholars of both the fields are dissatisfied
with the effectiveness of the library in keeping them up to date with latest developments
This paper studies the use of E•rescurces by the faculty and research
scholars of Cochin University of Science and TechnologytI'he: use of E resources
under INDEST.consortinm;_UGC.lnfonet :project,.and the
databases.subscribed.to.in theCUSAT Library are.studied.in the.survey,
The:survey•covers various aspects jike.awareness-of the .users, user
satisfaction, use pattem of Eoresources,preferenee.for print or electronic
version.etc. The problems-faced-are stressed :and possible solutions are
suggested
Archana, S N; Padmakumar, P K(DESIDOC, January , 2011)
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The paper discusses the use of online information resources for organising knowledge in library and
information centres in Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT). The paper discusses the
status and extent of automation in CUSAT library. The use of different online resources and the purposes
for which these resources are being used, is explained in detail. Structured interview method was applied
for collecting data. It was observed that 67 per cent users consult online resources for assisting
knowledge organisation. Library of Congress catalogue is the widely used (100 per cent) online resource
followed by OPAC of CUSAT and catalogue of British Library. The main purposes for using these
resources are class number building and subject indexing
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DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, Vol. 31, No. 1, January 2011, pp. 19-24
Archana, S N; Dr.Humayoon,Kabir S(Cochin University of Science and Technology, June , 2010)
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Websites of academic institutions are the prime source of information about
the institution. Libraries, being the main provider of information for the academics,
need to be represented in the respective homepages with due importance. Keeping
this in mind, this study is an attempt to understand and analyze the presence and
presentation of libraries of Engineering Colleges (EC) in Kerala in their respective
websites. On the basis of the reviewed literature and an observation of libraries of
nationally important institutions imparting technical education in India, a set of
criteria were developed for analyzing the websites/web pages. Based on this an extensive
survcy of the websites of ECs were done. The collected data was then analyzed
using Microsoft Excel. The library websites were then ranked on the basis of this
analysis. It was observed that majority of the websites of ECs in Kerala have least
representation of their respective libraries. Another important observation is that
even the highest scoring libraries satisfy only half of the criteria listed for analysis.