Electronic Information Seeking Behavior of Scientists and Research Scholars of CSMCRI Bhavnagar

Abstract

Electronic resources are having an edge over its print counterpart. Because of the browsing, searching, multi-access capability, 24x7 access, remote accessibility, etc. It is gaining popularity among the scientific and research community through out the world. In India, CSIR consortium is providing access to more 4500 scholarly journals and databases to the scientists and researchers working in CSIR laboratories all over the country. Information seeking behavior in electronic environment need to be understood to render more qualitative services to user community. The paper discusses the electronic information seeking behavior of the scientists and research scholars of the Central Salt and Marine Chemical Research Institute, Bhavngar, Gujarat