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Indian Journal of Library and Information Science

Volume  11, Issue 3, Sep-Dec 2017, Pages 284-292
 

Original Article

Gauging Usage of E-Journals Database of American Chemical Society at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar

Vinod Kumar

Deputy Librarian, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Sirsa Bye pass, Hisar, Haryana 125001, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijlis.0973.9548.11317.4

Abstract

The research is one of the prime purpose of any university / Institute of higher learning. The journals are the primary source of information for any academic research and results thusreportedin journals become the ingredient for further research. These information resources have become more valuable with the emergence of electronic journals and quality research without electronic journals hardly has any existence. The INFLIBNET under its e-ShodhSindhu project has provided the access of electronic resources from 19 publishers to Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology (GJUST) Hisar. The present study is carried out with the objective to know and compare the month-wise usage of American Chemical Society database during the period of 2011 to 2016. The study reports that the yearlyhighest and lowest use whereas month-wise highest and lowest use of database is also reported. Study reveals that ´ Journal of Medicinal Chemistry’ is most used Journal of the database and its usage stands 1st in all the years except 2016. Study highlights all such journals out of which more than 100 articles have been retrieved annually. Some suggestions have been reported to enhance the use of electronic journals.

Keywords: Electronic Journals; eShodhSindhu; American Chemical Society. 


Corresponding Author : Vinod Kumar, Deputy Librarian, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Sirsa Bye pass, Hisar, Haryana 125001, India.