Abstract

Author(s): Chandrashekar K.L, Dharani Kumar P

The study presents the awareness and use of electronic resources by the post graduate students of Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan, Karnataka. The main aim of this study is to know the Perception, awareness and usage of electronic resources prescribed by AICTE. As a tool, questionnaire was distributed among the respondents of various departments. Out of 125 questionnaires distributed, response received were 122 with a response rate of 97.60%. It is observed by the opinion of respondents with regard to the influence of e-resources, majority of respondents have strongly agreed that e-resources influence the quality of learning and research. Further, the study found that many AICTE prescribed e-resources are under utilised.