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PAPER ID:IJIM/V.2(V)/71-78 /12
AUTHOR : Prem Narayan Bajpai and Dr. Sanjeev Sharma
TITLE: MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC RESOURCES IN SPECIALLIBRARIES OF DELHI,NCR
ABSTRACT: With the advent of Internet and World Wide Web, the collection of libraries has changed rapidly. Currently electronic resources have become an inseparable part of library collection. While electronic resources are very easy to use, they are troublesome for the library administration point of view. As libraries increases their collection of electronic resources, finding ways to manage them efficiently becomes a major challenge.
The objective of the present research paper is to know the various strategies employed by the special libraries of Delhi NCR in managing the electronic resources. The study also identifies the challenges faced by the librarians of special libraries in managing their e-resources and an attempt has also been made to find out the satisfaction level of the library professionals with the present methods of managing electronic resources. A Well-structured questionnaire for librarians of special libraries was designed to collect data. The study shows that 96.8% professional staffs assist the users in using OPAC and 87.5% assist in accessing to information collection. 90.32% libraries provide access of their e-resources through links from their home page, 48.39% through links from their online catalogue. Study also shows that 77.42% libraries provide hands on training to their users to help them to use these resources. Majority of libraries (i.e.74.19%) face the problem of budgeting to cover the high cost of electronic resources followed by dealing with frequent changes in models of e-resources (38.71%). 38.71% librarians are fully satisfied whereas 61.29% librarians are partially satisfied with the present methods of managing electronic resources.
KEYWORDS: : Electronic Resources; Digital Resources; Electronic resource management; Special Libraries
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