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| Article Name : | | | INFORMATION NEEDS AND INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR IN DIGITAL ERA: AN OUTLINE | | Author Name : | | | Dattatray P. Sankpal , Sunil D. Punwatkar | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | ISRJ-549 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile | | Abstract : | | | The present paper discusses the information needs and information seeking behavior in the context of academicians, who are served by academic libraries. Academic libraries, where learning resources are acquired, processed and made accessible to the students are getting more importance in higher education and research institutes. For students and teachers library plays crucial role as a main information and reference source. For the same, library services have to be evaluated based on defined quality indicators. The libraries have transformed drastically from storehouses for books and journals to the powerhouses of knowledge and information since the middle of the 20th century. The information and communication technology is responsible for this revolution. | | Keywords : | | - information seeking behavior
- information needs
- digital resources
- electronic resources
- user study
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