A Study on Dissemination of Information for Teaching and Research Competence Among Faculty Members in the Deemed Universities in the Coimbatore Region

Review Of Literature

Ajuwon, (2003) conduct a study of uptake of ICTs by health science students at the University College Hospital, Ibadan. He found that 57% of students sampled could not use a computer and that the use of the database was poor due to lack of awareness and lack of ICT skills. Ali (2005) study taken on online searches of scientific information in science and technology libraries in Delhi reveals that a sizeable number of users (almost 60%) are facing numerous problems while browsing electronic information, such as lack of knowledge about the resources, lack of trained staff and inadequate terminals. Dastforoush and Venkatesha (2011) conduct a study to determine dependency on electronic and print journals by research scholars and faculty in Iran. Major find in of the study are: (i) 43.9% of the respondents did not find e-journals to be equivalent to print journals (ii) 57.9% of the respondents preferred electronic versions over printed ones. Tahir, Mahmood, and Shafique (2010) have surveyed the use of electronic information resources and facilities by humanities scholars at the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Major findings of the study are: (i) 69% of respondents preferred both print and electronic resources. Dilek-Kayaoglu (2013) examined the use of electronic journals by faculty at Istanbul University, Turkey. Major findings of the study are: (i) 89% of the respondents stated that one of the benefits of e-journals was that there was no need to visit the library. Baskaran (2019) analyses the majority (83.5%) of respondents using “Whaatsapp” out of respondents. The respondents reported (77.7%) and (73.6%) using devices tools “Laptop” and Smartphone/Mobiles are respectively. Tlakula (2017) in the same University is also seen in in the literature.