What is the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on the Use of INFLIBNET by Indian Subject Experts in Biological Sciences?
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2023-11-17
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INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar
Abstract
The objective of this empirical research is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice on
the use of INFLIBNET by Indian subject experts in Biological Sciences through a Knowledge
Attitude Practise (KAP) survey. The survey was conducted among biological scientists and
biotechnologists, working in Indian educational institutions. An online questionnaire
schedule was pilot-tested and used for collecting data. 600 schedules were sent online, 30
were received, and after cleaning and validating the formats, 14 were used for this analysis.
In terms of demographic variables, 86% of the respondents were male with the mean age
being 36, and with an average of eleven years of work experience. 71% of the respondents
were from educational institutions based in Tamil Nadu; with 80% from the knowledge
disciplines of fisheries, aquaculture, zoology and microbiology. 57% of the respondents
reported usage of INFLIBNET. The remaining 43% reported a lack of awareness of INFLIBNET.
A small sample t-test found that age was a significant factor in the use of INFLIBNET. Amongst
users, Shodhganga (ETD) was ranked first and used by all respondents. The preferred search
option was “keywords” 63% had attended generic training programmes for internet search.
Non-users were usually male, more than 37 years of age, with more than ten years of work
experience, with a doctoral degree, with unsatisfactory digital infrastructure in their
workspace. A targeted extension program, focusing on librarians working within these
biology/biotechnology institutions is recommended for increasing awareness and usage of
INFLIBNET including ETD (Shodhganga).
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26th International Symposium, ETD 2023, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, 26-28 October, 2023
Keywords
Aquacultures, Attitude, Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Botany, Digital Literacy, Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD), Fisheries, INFLIBNET, Shodhganga