Use, purpose and usage ranking of online information resources by university research students

Muhammad Tariq, Khalid Mahmood, Hameed-Ur-Rehman

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Abstract

Online Information Resources (OIR) are getting popularity amongst academicians, particularly research students. This study is an attempt to investigate the use and purview of online information resources by postgraduate students of public and private sector universities of Lahore - Pakistan. Through questionnaires, data was collected from 570 research students with the response rate of 463 (81.22%). Data revealed that post-graduate research students prefer to use social networking sites with good frequency and PhD students prefer to use journal and magazines, to fulfill their information and knowledge needs. Due to its usage, 'social networking sites' were ranked at # 1 by university research students. The data also revealed that 'Research Information Needs' is the most preferred purpose to use OIRs by university research students.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 4th International Symposium on Emerging Trends and Technologies in Libraries and Information Services, ETTLIS 2015 - Proceedings
EditorsSanjay Kataria, John Paul Anbu K., Shri Ram, Richard Gartner
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages257-263
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781479979998
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Feb 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event2015 4th International Symposium on Emerging Trends and Technologies in Libraries and Information Services, ETTLIS 2015 - Noida, India
Duration: 6 Jan 20158 Jan 2015

Publication series

Name2015 4th International Symposium on Emerging Trends and Technologies in Libraries and Information Services, ETTLIS 2015 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2015 4th International Symposium on Emerging Trends and Technologies in Libraries and Information Services, ETTLIS 2015
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityNoida
Period6/01/158/01/15

Keywords

  • HEC digital library
  • Online information resources
  • Purpose to use OIRs
  • Use of OIR

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