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India is a computer-literate and Internet-savvy country. In general, the academic community in the country has pioneered the establishment and use of the Internet. Additionally, Tamil Nadu universities have been the leading institutions in the country in creating Web sites. As a result of these developments, academic institutions have been in a more privileged position to set up Web sites than other types of institutions. Their presence on the Web implies the desire of academic institutions in Tamil Nadu to provide better and more services to their students, faculty and Public. Although much of the resources have been committed to create and maintain academic institutions Web sites, there has been so little effort in evaluating the sites. The present evaluation paradigm is developed and designed against the background of general evaluation criteria of Web sites. These criteria are accuracy, authority, currency, relevancy, and stability of information. Since there is a lack of effort to examine the quality of information, a number of general criteria such as author's qualifications, objectivity, and coverage should be further used in evaluating information content provided by academic institution Web sites. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study identified that the user studies help build need-based and balanced collections in University Environment. A questionnaire was used to collect data about use of information sources by research scholars and faculty members of biological Science in Bharathidasan University in Tiruchirappalli. This study identified relative importance of information sources among the research scholars and faculty members of biological Science in a University environment is emphasized. The study reveals that Reprints/Prints, Abstracting and Indexing Journal, primary periodicals, Newspaper, Dictionaries, Subject Bibliographies and Monographs / Text books were the sources of information which were most frequently used. A majority of the biologists use Internet and sixty percent collected information through on-line search. Most found the collection inadequate to meet their information needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article to explain the growth of e-journals in Library and Information Science along with the methodology employed in the study analyzed and interprets data, pertaining to a total sample of 136 e-journals available in three websites using only three popular search engines (Google, Altavista, Yahoo) in regard to their subject coverage, country of publication, year of publication, frequency and cost during the period 1995 to 2010. It reveals that 38.97% of the total e-journals in Library and Information Science cover IT (Information Technology) as their thrust area; 56.15% of them are published from USA; 96.18% of e-journals are published in English; 41.22% are published quarterly; and 61.02% of them are fee based journals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A survey was administered among the academic community along with observations and informal interviews to study the use of electronic information resources by Faculty Members in Bharathidasan University. A survey of 120 faculty members was conducted through a questionnaire. The analysis of the collected data covers the use of electronic information resources and how the electronic resources are improving the academic carrier of the faculty and also what are the problems are faced in using the electronic resources. It concludes that the main intention of the use of electronic resources has been the academic interest of the users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]