USE OF E- RESOURCES IN MEDICAL COLLEGE LIBRARIES: A STUDY IN UTTAR PRADESH
Keywords:
E-resources, e- database, automation services, medical college library users, online resourcesAbstract
In Uttar Pradesh, medical colleges’ libraries are shifting towards the electronic resources or e-resources and automation services. This is more prominent in the case of medical college libraries. Generally medical college libraries are positive towards automation and the application of IT in library operation and e-resources services. Application of IT helps to provide more advanced effective and efficient services in medical college libraries in Uttar Pradesh. Medical college libraries are using advanced e-resources for accessing and retrieving information. This research paper has been impact of e-resources services of medical college libraries user in Uttar Pradesh. The use of faculty, researchers and students has electronic resources in medical college library starting in the opening years of the 21st century. Most of the Medical college libraries are purchasing e -resources for their user’s facility. There are so many e-resources are available on Internet like i.e., e-journal, e-book, e-database, e-blog, e-portal etc. but to some limitation here two e-resources, e-journal and e-book are mentioned here. The e- resources have become very popular in Libraries & Information Centers. This paper deals with the concept of e- resources, its features and types as well as use of e-resources in libraries and selection cum evaluation of e-resources It also reveals the significance of e- resources.References
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