UTILIZATION OF E-RESOURCES BY FACULTY AND STUDENTS OF ENGINEERING COLLEGES IN COIMBATORE TAMIL NADU: A CASE STUDY

Electronic resources are the vibrant tool for the higher education and research in all subjects including the Engineering discipline. The Number of e-resources packages are available in all the approved Engineering Colleges for references. This article deals with the utilization of e-resources among the faculty and students of Engineering Colleges in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. Survey method questionnaire tool is adopted together with the data for the study. Among the 90 respondents, 55.56 percent of students and 44.46 percent of faculty members are assessing e-resources in the respective colleges. It is included that 22 (55.00%) E-journals are used by faculty and 20 (40.00%) are used by students.