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Senthil & Madhusudhan: Assessment of DRDO e-Journal
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6 Maintaining usage statistics by the library
The last question in this section is a supplement
dichotomous question was asked the respondents whether
they are managing usage statistics of the subscribed e-
journals content, and responses are consolidated in Fig.2.
It has been observed from Fig.2, 94 per cent of labs are not
maintaining the usage statistics of e-journals. In contrast,
only three (3) labs, namely DESIDOC, DMRL, and
DRDL, maintained usage statistics with a meagre response
rate of six per cent.
5 Difficult to read from the
computer 21 42
6 Lack of training/Guidance 19 38
7 Poorly designed websites 17 34
8 Difficult to access full text 11 22
9 Any other 00 00
Table-5: Problems in providing access to e-journals (n=50
Note: Multiple answers were permitted.
8 Mode of Information Literacy Programme
Fig.2: Maintaining usage statistics by the library
7 Problems in providing access to the DRDO e-
journal consortium
The study shed some light on the different access problems
associated with e-journals in the DRDO e-journal
consortium. A multiple-choice question with nine (9)
options as major problems and responses are tabulated in
Table-5. It is clear from the results, the most significant
problems faced by the respondents were 'free Wi-Fi
connectivity' (86 per cent), 'limited access to PC' (82 per
cent), and 'slow internet connectivity' (76 per cent)
occupies, first, second and third places respectively. On
the other hand, the librarians pointed out problems like
'difficult to read from computer', 'retrieval problems', 'lack
of training' and 'poorly designed website', which are less
than 50 per cent. Interestingly, 'difficult to access full text'
occupies the last place with 22 per cent.
Sl.
No
The problem in
providing e-journal
access
No. of
Respondents
1 Free Wi-Fi facility 43 86
2 Limited access to PC 41 82
3 Slow Internet connectivity 38 76
4 Retrieval problems
(including loading) 24 48
%
75
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There are many modes of ILP imparting in study
libraries comprising Webinar, Onsite Training,
Presentation by Publishers, Presentation by
Librarians, and Special ILP. In this context, a
multiple-choice question with the most prominent six
(6) ILP modes existing in the studied libraries was
asked to the respondents (Table-6). Table-6 uncovers
that 66 per cent of the respondents chose presentation
by publishers as the most favoured mode to impart IL
skills to users. This is an exciting finding that the
training programme has to be organised by the
publisher since they have excellent knowledge of
their platform and may easily explain the features
available in their platform. Through onsite training
and special ILP programme occupies second and
third places with 58 per cent and 56 per cent
respectively.
Interestingly, 34 per cent of the respondents prefer to
organise through a webinar. This has shown the
positive approach among the librarians that they are
competent enough to conduct the programme. It is
worth noting that with growing popularity in
Webinars in present pandemic times and widely used
by many libraries as an emerging trend mode of ILP,
users are very much interested in this platform. It
facilitates the users in their convenience to find
relevant topics, finds experts, and is affordable. Only
18 per cent of libraries are using presentation by
Librarians as a delivery method of ILP. It is
surprising to note that no respondent believed to use
any other mode of ILP there are many new emerging
modes of ILP, for example, mobile-based ILP or
web-based ILP, to consider in imparting ILP to hightech
users in the library.