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E-journals Usage Trend in Iub Library

Muhammad Hossam Haider Chowdhury
Librarian
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), Baridhara, Dhaka 1212

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The article aims to give a general understanding about the popularity and use of electronic resources in the Independent University of Bangladesh, This was thought important as it might help in shaping higher education of the country. Remotely accessible resources are helping libraries for growing with contents without extending its physical structures. It is now dominating world wide libraries. Electronic resources are getting importance to even small academic and public libraries and they are consuming larger share of library budgets in many cases. This trend cannot be ignored in our country. On the other hand, physical growth of libraries in Bangladesh in most cases observed to be very slow. Electronic resources could play a vital role to expand libraries resources. It would be practical in to-days environment for any library to move gradually into access point library concept for the journal acquisition. Resources usages were determined on the basis of electronic resources providers data. The article comes up with some important findings. Use of Emerald database in IUB found to be more rational compared to other three IP based databases. The ratios between the top-most and the 25th documents those opened, from Emerald 5:1, from JSTOR 13:1, from ABI/Inform 19:1, from OUP Journals 31:1. Users preferred PDF documents and Period had no influence over usage. The study only covered IP based electronic resources; password based or other free electronic resources were out of the study. This was probably the first case study on the use of electronic resources in Bangladesh, which would give Bangladeshi libraries a guidance regarding electronic resources subscription.

Keywords: E-journal use, Electronic library, IUB, Bangladesh

Location: Independent University, Bangladesh

Start Date: 00-00-2007

End Date: 00-00-2007

Program Area: Knowledge Management

Non-commodity: Database Management

Objectives:

To understand on the popularity and use of electronic resources in Bangladesh

Methodology:

Collation of information from the library of the IUB, based on the electronic resource providers data.

Source of Information: Bangladesh Journal of Library and Information Science, 2012

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Achievement/Findings:

The experience of IUB Library indicated that, the relevant materials have incredible use if those could be made available to the users; though in case of the IUB most of the users were interested on business. It needs to be examined, why other users were not interested to consult the e-resources available in IUB. Bangladesh Academy of Science has done a great job by opening a chapter for Bangladesh in PERI of INASP. If more libraries participated with the PERI than subscription for each library would come down as the Academy is now paying for the whole Bangladesh. Subsequently, other consortia might be formed for exploring more electronic resources at an affordable price at higher education libraries.

Knowledge Management: Journal