Library Herald Year : 2021, Volume : 59, Issue : 2 First page : ( 85) Last page : ( 101) Print ISSN : 0024-2292. Online ISSN : 0976-2469. Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-2469.2021.00012.9
Usage evaluation of e-shodhsindhu with reference to research scholars of IIT Delhi
Rawat Pinki1, Dr. Kumar Rajesh2 1Great Mission Teacher Training Institute, New Delhi, Delhi, 110075, India 2FORE School of Management, New Delhi110016, Delhi, India Abstract The e-ShodhSindhuis agovernment sponsored project to aggregate research resources and extend access to cultivate innovative culture among research, academic and hybrid institutions in India; hence it has become inevitable to evaluate its importance. Therefore, this study attempts to evaluate the usefulness of e-ShodhSindhuConsortiumamongresearch scholars of IIT Delhi. The study tries to understand the awareness and utilization of the consortiumamong researchers. It also measures the satisfaction level of researchers. The study explores the advantages and disadvantages of the resources of the consortium, and highlights them with respect to their usefulness. The study examines how to improve the consortiumresources and how to make its services more effective such as smooth and unrestricted access at researchers’ end point. Keywords E-Shodh Sindhu Consortium, Library Consortia, IIT Delhi, EResource, Digital Libraries, EJournals.