Hazarika, Tilak; Sarma, Dipak; Gohain, Anjan(INFLIBNET Centre, February 18, 2010)
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Impact of library holdings in terms of physical and online access on the doctoral studies in Tezpur
University have been studied based on citation appended to the PhD dissertations in four subjects
clubbed under the School of Science & Technology. Two latest dissertations (degree awarded)
from each four subjects have been taken for the study selected through systematic sampling
method. Category wise distribution of the cited items viz. journals, books & monographs, conference
proceedings, electronic sources, web citations and others have been studied. Category wise
percentile distribution and availability of cited items in the parent library have been calculated for
journals and books followed by preparation of rank list of journals for each four subjects studied.
Some well known statistical and bibliometric parameters have been applied for the study. Suggestive
approach to re-engineering of collection development policy of the university libraries have
been lined up based on the findings.
Mishra, R N; Gohain, Rashmi Rekha(INFLIBNET Centre, February 18, 2010)
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Application of technologies could create new possibilities to deal with the collections,
organization and propagation of vast amount of information. In the library and information
centre ICT is used as enabling technology for the acquisition, representation, storage, transmission,
and use of resources in electronic form known as e-resources. Electronic resources are
regarded as the mines of information that are explored through modern ICT devices, refined and
redesigned and more often stored in the cyber space in the most concrete and compact form and
can be accessed simultaneously from infinite points by a great number of audience. The libraries could not provide the adequate information to the academic communities including students and researchers at large due to the multi disciplinary research and proliferation of information which
compelled the libraries to move from print to electronic sources. The electronic sources now
available profusely on Internet, World Wide Web and Consortia including subject gateways facilitated
the users to be with in the midst of the galaxy of information. The present study highlights the use, evaluation and management of e-resources in Central Library, Tezpur University where the
user community take the opportunities to make the best use of e-resources provided by the said
library.