A Study of Teacher Educator's Preference of Print and Electronic Resources of Information.

Technology has influenced all the spheres of life. The field of education is not an exception. Information technology has generated multiple and new sources of retrieving information. Traditional print media has served the libraries of various disciplines for decades with books, journals, encyclopedias and other resource material. With the advent of the internet and the proliferation of information in electronic form, the education college librarians are doubtful about the use and application of books and printed journals. Technology has manifold advantages namely, convenience, cost effectiveness, round the clock availability. Due to these advantages, electronic information resources are pointing towards an appealing future. The field of education has also undergone this transition. But there is an urgent need to study this transition because teacher educators are entrusted with the important responsibility of producing teachers deal effectively with the rapid advancement of technology in education. The present paper aims to study the preference of teacher educators towards print and electronic resources. The results of this study will provide directions to administrators, academicians and librarians to create climate which favours this much-needed transition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]