期刊名称:Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology
电子版ISSN:2320-7027
出版年度:2020
卷号:38
期号:2
页码:58-66
DOI:10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i230310
语种:English
出版社:Sciencedomain International
摘要:This explorative study focuses on access to print and electronic information resources among journalists in Mysore and Mandya district of Karnataka, India. The researchers tried to analyze frequency of library visits, average time spent, use of print and electronic information resources, criteria for evaluation of information resources, usage of social networks for accessing and sharing information, rating of online resources based on its features, preferred format of information resources, factors influencing for use of e-resources and to know the importance of e-resources for journalistic tasks. For this purpose the researchers prepared a well structured questionnaire as a tool for data collection and the collected questionnaire has been analyzed and presented with useful percentage analysis, Anova, Mean, Standard Deviation and suitable tables for presentation of data. It has been found form the study that the journalists prefer both print and electronic format of information resources. Hence, the libraries should maintain both formats of information resources till the users inculcate the habit of using information resources available in electronic format.
关键词:Electronic information resources;information seeking behavior;print resources;web resources;E-resources