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Usage of electronic resources among the community of the faculty of computer science and information technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia

The purpose of this study was to examine the utilization of electronic information resources (e-resources) by the community of the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (FSKTM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).A specifically designed sets of questionnaire were distributed to gather...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Salmah, Iberahim, Zubaidah, Engku Mud, Tengku Nor Fazwani, Khahirullah, Khairil Ridzuan, Ab Llah, Liza, Hamdan, Noorhaniza, Zainal Abidin, Azizah
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Published: Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/69691/1/USAGE%20OF%20ELECTRONIC%20RESOURCES%20AMONG%20THE%20COMMUNITY.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.696912019-07-16T04:09:19Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/69691/ Usage of electronic resources among the community of the faculty of computer science and information technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia Abdullah, Salmah Iberahim, Zubaidah Engku Mud, Tengku Nor Fazwani Khahirullah, Khairil Ridzuan Ab Llah, Liza Hamdan, Noorhaniza Zainal Abidin, Azizah The purpose of this study was to examine the utilization of electronic information resources (e-resources) by the community of the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (FSKTM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).A specifically designed sets of questionnaire were distributed to gather information on the frequency of e-resource usage and the perceptions of users towards the subscribed e-resources namely IEEE, Pro Quest Central, Science Direct, Springerlink and Wiley. The questionnaires were distributed within the FSKTM community in October 2018. A total of 350 questionnaires were distributed and 178 were returned with a 50.8% response rate. Data were analyzed using SPSs.The study concluded that Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad (PSAS) should monitor and promote the use of e-resources subscribed by the Library and continue their subscription. The average use of IEEE, Science Direct and Wiley were found to be weekly and the Springerlink databases was used daily. Thus,active and urgent actions are needed to increase the use of these e-resources.The study also found that the main problem encountered when using the eresources were slow internet connection, network downtime and off-campus access/ez-proxy problems. Meanwhile, the main problem associated with the non-use of e-resources ,\'as lack of adequate information searching skills that was mainly due to the absence of e-resources skills courses. Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/69691/1/USAGE%20OF%20ELECTRONIC%20RESOURCES%20AMONG%20THE%20COMMUNITY.pdf Abdullah, Salmah and Iberahim, Zubaidah and Engku Mud, Tengku Nor Fazwani and Khahirullah, Khairil Ridzuan and Ab Llah, Liza and Hamdan, Noorhaniza and Zainal Abidin, Azizah (2018) Usage of electronic resources among the community of the faculty of computer science and information technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Jurnal PPM, 12. pp. 15-23. ISSN 1823-6308
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description The purpose of this study was to examine the utilization of electronic information resources (e-resources) by the community of the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (FSKTM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).A specifically designed sets of questionnaire were distributed to gather information on the frequency of e-resource usage and the perceptions of users towards the subscribed e-resources namely IEEE, Pro Quest Central, Science Direct, Springerlink and Wiley. The questionnaires were distributed within the FSKTM community in October 2018. A total of 350 questionnaires were distributed and 178 were returned with a 50.8% response rate. Data were analyzed using SPSs.The study concluded that Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad (PSAS) should monitor and promote the use of e-resources subscribed by the Library and continue their subscription. The average use of IEEE, Science Direct and Wiley were found to be weekly and the Springerlink databases was used daily. Thus,active and urgent actions are needed to increase the use of these e-resources.The study also found that the main problem encountered when using the eresources were slow internet connection, network downtime and off-campus access/ez-proxy problems. Meanwhile, the main problem associated with the non-use of e-resources ,\'as lack of adequate information searching skills that was mainly due to the absence of e-resources skills courses.
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author Abdullah, Salmah
Iberahim, Zubaidah
Engku Mud, Tengku Nor Fazwani
Khahirullah, Khairil Ridzuan
Ab Llah, Liza
Hamdan, Noorhaniza
Zainal Abidin, Azizah
spellingShingle Abdullah, Salmah
Iberahim, Zubaidah
Engku Mud, Tengku Nor Fazwani
Khahirullah, Khairil Ridzuan
Ab Llah, Liza
Hamdan, Noorhaniza
Zainal Abidin, Azizah
Usage of electronic resources among the community of the faculty of computer science and information technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia
author_facet Abdullah, Salmah
Iberahim, Zubaidah
Engku Mud, Tengku Nor Fazwani
Khahirullah, Khairil Ridzuan
Ab Llah, Liza
Hamdan, Noorhaniza
Zainal Abidin, Azizah
author_sort Abdullah, Salmah
title Usage of electronic resources among the community of the faculty of computer science and information technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia
title_short Usage of electronic resources among the community of the faculty of computer science and information technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia
title_full Usage of electronic resources among the community of the faculty of computer science and information technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia
title_fullStr Usage of electronic resources among the community of the faculty of computer science and information technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Usage of electronic resources among the community of the faculty of computer science and information technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia
title_sort usage of electronic resources among the community of the faculty of computer science and information technology, universiti putra malaysia
publisher Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/69691/1/USAGE%20OF%20ELECTRONIC%20RESOURCES%20AMONG%20THE%20COMMUNITY.pdf
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