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Access and Usage of Electronic Journals in Dhaka University Library(dul): an Empirical Study

Md. Shiful Islam
Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh and PhD Candidate, School of Knowledge Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Japan

Dr. Md. Saiful Alam
Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Dhaka

Sajia Sultana
BRAC University, Dhaka

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The purpose of this study is to investigate access and usage of scholarly electronic journals (e-journals) at Dhaka University Library (DUL). It reports the results from a questionnaire-based survey of e-journals access and usages at Dhaka University (DU) serving a variety of academic departments. The survey of the study covers two structured questionnaires comprising of both open- and close-ended questions, and the number of respondents was (N) = 50, 30 faculty members and 20 students. First one was designed for the students of DU in order to gather data and information regarding e-journals access and usage provided by DUL. Second one was structured for the faculty members of DU to explore their expectations, opinions and valuable suggestions with a view to improving e-journal services in DUL. The study identifies some major problems of e-journals access and usage in DUL, and finds out some suitable measures to overcome the problems. The results show a growing interest in e-journals usage among the users at DU.

Keywords: Dhaka University Library, Electronic journal, Access and usage, Problems, Measures to solve

Location: Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Dhaka

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Program Area: Knowledge Management

Non-commodity: ICT

Objectives:

1. To explore to what extent DUL subscribe to e-journals.
2. To identify how users can access and use of e-journals in Dhaka University library.
3. To find out the problems of e-journal subscription in Dhaka University.
4. To seek users’ opinions about e-journals facilities for fulfillment of their requirements.

Methodology:

We used a combination of quantitative and qualitative approach for this study. We conducted a survey with a structured questionnaire comprising of both open- and close-ended questions. We selected 30 faculty members and 20 students of different academic departments of Dhaka University, who use e-journals in DUL. Two types of questionnaires were developed for conducting the survey. First one was designed for the students of Dhaka University in order to gather data and information regarding their electronic journals access and usage, and their level of satisfaction about DUL online journal services. Second one was structured for the faculty members of DU to explore their expectations from the electronic journals which are subscribed to DUL as well as their opinions and valuable suggestions with a view to improving e-journal subscriptions in DUL. We took an appointment from the faculty members and went to their rooms with the questionnaire and requested them to fill-up the questionnaire. For students, we went to DUL reading room with the questionnaire and requested them to provide necessary information in the questionnaire as they were previously contacted. Therefore, the response rate was 100% for both of the cases. Furthermore, we used various journal articles, books, conference proceedings and the necessary information available on the Internet as secondary sources of information.

Source of Information: Journal of the Bangladesh Association of Young Researchers (JBAYR): Volume 1, Number 2, June 2011, Page: 30-47. ISSN 1991-0746 (Print), ISSN 2220-119X (Online).

Article Link (Online Journal): DOI 10.3329/jbayr.v1i2.10029

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Achievement/Findings:

This study has shown that PDF format is the most preferred choice of electronic journal, followed by HTML format, MS Word, ASCII and SGML formats. Regarding the media preference (reading on the monitor or reading print out), this study suggests that there is an even balance between the two media preferences. Earlier studies found that users prefer to read print out than read on the monitor.

Knowledge Management: Journal