ERIC Number: EJ1426211
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1533-290X
EISSN: EISSN-1533-2918
Evaluating the Criteria for Selection of Web Resources for Academic Pursuit
Swati Datta; Shiv Kumar
Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, v18 n1-2 p38-48 2024
This paper focuses on finding the criteria adopted by users to select free information retrieved from the Web for academic use. A close-ended questionnaire was formulated to record the opinions of the respondents. A survey for various categories of users such as post graduate students, research scholars and faculty members from five universities of Chandigarh, Haryana, and Punjab was administered. The category-wise and discipline-wise analysis depicted that quite a good number of respondents applied various parameters while referring to Web resources, but a reasonable number of users did not apply certain parameters to verify the nature of free information being used for educational purposes. The convenience factor leads them to depend on free Web resources which can be accessed anywhere and saves time. The findings of the study suggest that user education programs should be conducted to create awareness regarding the credibility of the subscribed library resources and their effectiveness in enhancing the quality of teaching, learning, and research.
Descriptors: Web Sites, Users (Information), Information Seeking, College Faculty, Researchers, Universities, Science Programs, Social Sciences, Graduate Students, Credibility, Information Sources, Internet, Student Attitudes, Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Evaluation Criteria, Selection Criteria
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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