Usage pattern of e-resources during COVID-19 and post COVID-19: A study
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Date
2022-11
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INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar
Abstract
The study analyses the usage pattern of e-resources of Shreenivas Deshpande Library IIT(BHU),
Varanasi, during the Covid-19 and post Covid-19. The usage data of e-resources is from 2018 until
June 2022. The research shows that the usage of e-journals was affected more during the pandemic
than e-books. The use of databases and standards also decreased during the pandemic and increased
as the Institute reopened and research work started. Highly used journals Science Direct, Springer
link, IEEE, and OSA witnessed a sudden fall after March 2020 in usage after the lockdown. Also,
access went down even after access to all resources through a remote access facility. The analysis of
results will support the library professionals in raising their voices for more budgets before the
funding agencies and higher authorities.
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13th International CALIBER-2022, BHU, Varanasi, UP, 17-19 November 2022
Keywords
E-journals, Usage pattern, Usage statistics, COVID-19, E-resources