Sunil Premarathne
Use of electronic information resources by arts undergraduates during the preparation of final year dissertations: a study at University of Peradeniya
University of Peradeniya
electronic information resources eir perform important role reference resources provided academic libraries readers increasingly encouraged use electronic resources research purposes evident undergraduates consider library important place course study especially preparation final year dissertations therefore main objective study examine usage eir final year undergraduates time preparation dissertation study used survey research design application purposive sampling method total population final year special degree arts students faculty arts 619 20142015 academic year total 49 final year students special degree arts visited main library voluntarily participated survey within period one month 01032015 31032015 descriptive statistical methods used analyze data study findings indicated students used internet search engines rather specialized data bases fulltext resources search information nearly 88 respondents never used library web page search eir nearly 10 familiar electronic resources available library main problems associated nonuse eir lack skills information searching limited training opportunities limited facilities accessing internet according findings reasons lower usage electronic resources undergraduates lack basic skills knowledge english language barrier order exploit full potential electronic information university library faculty play active roles organizing awareness programmes promoting eir use among students develop infrastructure facilities main library enhance usage eir introducing information literacy skills course students curricula recommended get maximum benefits eir use