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In o ma ion Li e acy Skills and U ilisa ion o E-
Resou ces: A S udy o Pos G adua e S uden s
and Resea ch Schola s a Ka na aka S a e
Akkamahade i Women Uni e si y, Vijayapu a
A pi a Ma had
Resea ch Schola ,
Depa men o Lib a y and In o ma ion Science,
Ka na aka S a e Akkamahade i Women Uni e si y,
Vijayapu a, Ka na aka-586108,
Email: a pi aappus1[email p o ec ed]
Ga isiddappa Anandhalli
P o esso ,
Depa men o Lib a y and In o ma ion Science,
Ka na aka S a e Akkamahade i Women Uni e si y,
Vijayapu a, Ka na aka-586108.
Email: ga [email p o ec ed]m
Abs ac
This s udy examines he in o ma ion li e acy skills
and e- esou ce u ilisa ion among pos g adua e
s uden s and esea che s a K.S.A.W. Uni e si y,
Vijayapu a, h ough a s anda dised ques ionnai e
based on he SCOUNAL model. A su ey yielded 319
esponses (91% esponse a e) om 350 dis ibu ed
ques ionnai es. Da a we e analyzed using SPSS
me hods, e ealing ha s uden s p ima ily use
in o ma ion o academic pu poses. E-books eme ged
as he mos a ou ed e- esou ce, wi h many
esponden s amilia wi h Boolean sea ch s a egies
and plagia ism ools like G amma ly. Howe e , eye
s ain and in e ne speed we e common challenges.
The indings indica e a s ong co ela ion be ween
in o ma ion li e acy and e ec i e e- esou ce usage,
sugges ing ha s uden s wi h highe li e acy skills
u ilize hese esou ces mo e o en.
Keywo ds
E- esou ces, Digi al Li e acy, Boolean Ope a o s,
SCOUNAL model,
Elec onic access
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DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17291796
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In oduc ion
The exponen ial g ow h o in o ma ion and
echnology in he 21s cen u y p o ides a challenge o
educa o s. In o ma ion li e acy skills and e- esou ces
a e essen ial o P.G. s uden s and Resea che s o
access and use in o ma ion e icien ly in he digi al
e a. In he con empo a y digi al en i onmen , s uden s
mus de elop he skill o e ec i ely access and u ilise
in o ma ion. In o ma ion li e acy plays an impo an
ole in helping s uden s ecognise he knowledge-
making p ocess while enhancing hei abili y o use
and c ea e di e en o ms o in o ma ion and
knowledge. In o ma ion li e acy is mo e han a
supe io knowledge-seeking beha iou . I consis s o
he p o iciency o de e mine when in o ma ion is
equi ed and hen de elop ques ions o ex ac he
needed in o ma ion. (Kinengye e, 2007) in he digi al
Gene a ion, he abili y o ind, e alua e, and use
knowledge e icien ly is c ucial, pa icula ly in
academic con ex o educa ion. Wi h huge amoun s o
in o ma ion a ou inge ips in he digi al age, i is an
essen ial skill se . Gi en he apidi y h ough which
echnology is de eloping and he imp o emen s in he
use o e- esou ces, in o ma ion li e acy is a pi o al
abili y. PG and esea ch s uden s a e an icipa ed o ge
he equi ed in o ma ion li e acy abili ies ha will
imp o e he accessibili y and usage o e- esou ces, as
e idenced b in he digi al e a he skill g ow h in he
u iliza ion o digi al esou ces in academic lea ning
con ex s. In o ma ion li e acy abili ies a e becoming
he mos impo an o su i ing in he academic
se ing in his apidly e ol ing echnology age.
(Imam, Abayomi, Oko o, Obinna Je emiah, 2024)
P o ile o KSAWU
KSAWU Ini ially known as Ka na aka S a e
Women’s Uni e si y is a public ins i u ion
es ablished in Augus 2003 in Vijayapu a,
Ka na aka. I holds he Dis inc ion o being he i s
Uni e si y in he s a e exclusi ely dedica ed o
women’s educa ion. The KSAWU is app o ed in
acco dance wi h sec ion 2( ) and 12(B) o he UGC
(Uni e si y G an s Commission) Ac and has been
app o ed wi h a ‘B’ g ade by he Na ional
Assessmen and Acc edi a ion Council. P esen ly
KSURF has con e ed a ou -s a anking on he
uni e si y. 148 women’s colleges in Ka na aka a e
a ilia ed wi h his Uni e si y. The e is also one PG
cen e a Sindhanoo and one a Udu adi.
Addi ionally, an ex ension cen e a Mandya o e s
a ious p og ams. The Uni e si y p o ides a ious
Unde g adua e p og ammes o Bachelo 's deg ee in
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A s, Business Adminis a ion, Compu e
Applica ions, Comme ce, Educa ion, Fashion
Technology, Home Science, Physical Educa ion,
Science and Social Wo k. I also p o ided 32 P G
Cou ses, along wi h P G Diploma and Ce i ica e
Cou ses ac oss he Facul ies o A s, Comme ce and
Managemen , Social Sciences, Science and
Technology and Educa ion. S a egically loca ed in
Vijayapu a, he no h Ka na aka egion has opened
access o highe educa ion o he socially and
economically weake sec ions o socie y in his
egion. I has dedica ed and commi ed expe ienced
88 pe manen eaching acul y, including 22
p o esso s, 21 associa e p o esso s and 45 assis an
p o esso s. The acul y membe s a e ac i ely
engaged in esea ch ac i i ies wi h a ailable
esou ces and acili ies, publishing quali y esea ch
pape s/a icles, edi ing chap e s in na ional and
in e na ional jou nals, and con e ence olumes. To
p omo e ad anced esea ch in science, social
sciences, a s and humani ies, especially on opics o
egional impo ance (Annual epo o KSAWUV,
2023).
In o ma ion li e acy and E- esou ces
In o ma ion li e acy is a c ucial skill in oday’s
digi al age, enabling indi iduals o iden i y hei
in o ma ion needs, loca e c edible sou ces, and use
in o ma ion e icien ly ac oss mul iple con ex s.
Use s in o ma ion li e acy labels a e in luenced by
educa ion, isi o access, and aining. Acco ding o
The Associa ion o College and Resea ch Lib a ies
(2016), an in o ma ion-li e a e Pe son can e icien ly
ind, e alua e and apply in o ma ion o achie e
speci ic goals. In academic en i onmen s, s ong
in o ma ion li e acy helps s uden s conduc
independen esea ch, a oid plagia ism, and
pa icipa e minimally in schola ly ac i i ies.
Lib a ies play a majo ole in os e ing hese skills
h ough a ge ed use educa ion p og ams.
Elec onic Resou ces se e an essen ial unc ion in
academic ac i i ies. such as e-jou nals, online
da abases, e-books, ins i u ional eposi o ies, and
schola ly sea ch engines o e esea che s
immedia e access o a b oad ange o cu en , pee -
e iewed, and discipline-speci ic in o ma ion. These
esou ces a e needed o conduc ing comp ehensi e
li e a u e e iews, collec ing ele an da a and
keeping up wi h he la es de elopmen s in a ious
ields. Thei ease o Access, ad anced sea ch
capabili ies, and as co e age con ibu e
signi ican ly o imp o ing bo h he quali y and
p oduc i i y o schola ly w i ing. As no ed by
Thanuskodi (2012), E- esou ces enhance he dep h
and e iciency o esea ch by expanding access o
academic li e a u e. Academic lib a ies mos ocus
on p o iding eliable access o hese online ools and
equipping Use s wi h he skills needed o make use
o hem e ec i ely.
Objec i es o he s udy
• To examine he awa eness and usage o e-
esou ces among pos g adua e and
esea ch s uden s.
• To assess he le el o in o ma ion li e acy
skills among PG and esea ch s uden s a
Ka na aka S a e Akkamahade i
Women's Uni e si y, Vijayapu a.
• To e alua e s uden s’ abili y o ind needed
in o ma ion e ec i ely and e icien ly.
• To explo e he di icul ies aced by
s uden s in accessing and using e-
esou ces.
Scope and Limi a ion o he S udy
The scope o his s udy ocuses on he in o ma ion
li e acy skills and u ilisa ion o e- esou ces by he
i s cul u al s uden s and schola s o Ka na aka
S a e Akkamahade i Women’s Uni e si y,
Vijayapu a. The p ima y aim is o explo e how hese
s uden s access, e alua e, and u ilise in o ma ion
li e acy skills and e- esou ces o academic
pu poses. The s udy also examines hei le el o
awa eness and amilia i y wi h a ious in o ma ion
li e acy concep s and elec onic esou ces.
Hypo heses
The e is no signi ican ela ionship be ween
in o ma ion li e acy skills and he u iliza ion o e-
esou ces among PG and Resea ch S uden s a
Akkamahade i Women Uni e si y, Vijayapu a.
Li e a u e Re iew
The p esen esea ch examines ele an li e a u e
and p o ides backg ound on he heo e ical wo k
conduc ed in he a ea o In o ma ion li e acy skills
and e- esou ces. o e he las ew decades, s udies
ha e in es iga ed he commi men o explo ing
in o ma ion li e acy abili ies.
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Acco ding o G oss and La ham (2012), a s udy
unded by he Ins i u e o Museum and Lib a y
Se ices e ealed ha many college s uden s en e
wi hou adequa e in o ma ion li e acy (IL) skills and
o en o e es ima e hei abili ies. Adeni an and
Onuoha (2018) ound a s ong posi i e co ela ion
be ween in o ma ion li e acy skills and he use o
elec onic esou ces among pos g adua e s uden s in
Nige ia. Momanyi (2018) examined he IL p og am
a Maseno Uni e si y, highligh ing he
unde u iliza ion o digi al esou ces due o
insu icien skills among s uden s despi e aining.
Akpo i e e al. (2019) in es iga ed he impac o
in o ma ion li e acy on esou ce adop ion among
medical s uden s in Lagos, no ing a p e e ence o
p in and e- esou ces. Ada kwa (2024) ocused on
in o ma ion li e acy a Ghana's highe educa ion
ins i u ions, emphasizing he need o enhanced
skills and add essing challenges aced in
in o ma ion access.
Resea ch Me hodology
A s uc u ed ques ionnai e was employed as a da a
collec ion ool, which co e ed a combina ion o
closed-ended, open-ended, and mul iple-choice
ques ions ela ed o in o ma ion li e acy skills and
awa eness & use o e- esou ces. Some ele an
ques ions we e asked on a i e-poin scale,
s uc u ed as a Like scale, on ICT knowledge and
E- esou ces among he esea ch schola s. The s udy
examines how pos g adua e and esea ch s uden s a
KSAWU, Vijayapu , u ilize e- esou ces o esea ch
o esea ch de elopmen and hei in o ma ion
li e acy abili ies. The su ey me hod was using o
his in es iga ion. A ques ionnai e was designed
based on he SCONAL Model o in o ma ion
li e acy and he objec i e o he s udy. he esea ch
was conduc ed a Ka na aka s a e Akkamahade i
Women Uni e si y, Vijayapu . Da a was collec ed
using a ques ionnai e h ough he su ey me hod o
esea ch. Ta o Yamane’s (1967). The sample size
was de e mined using a simple o mula. We used
MS Excel SPSS o da a analysis. A esponse a e o
91% was eached. O he 350 ques ionnai es gi en
o pos g adua e s uden s and esea ch schola s, 319
we e e u ned. The sample size was de e mined
using his o mula.
Whe e, n he sample size
N = he size popula ion
E = he e o o 5 pe cen age poin s.
𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑃𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑆𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑠𝑖𝑧𝑒 = 1 + 𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑃𝑜𝑝𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 ×
0.052
𝑛 = = 319
Da a Analysis and In e p e a ion:
Table 1: Demog aphic In o ma ion
Age
No. o .
Responden s
Pe cen age
20-25
200
62.60%
25-30
89
27.80%
30-35
22
6.80%
35-40
8
2.50%
Educa ional quali ica ion wise
PhD
106
33.2%
PG
213
66.8%
To al
319
100%
Table 1 p esen s he demog aphic in o ma ion o he
esponden s. The esul s show ha a majo i y
(62.60%,(N=200) o he esponden s all wi hin he
age g oup o 20-25 yea s, ollowed by
27.80%,(N=89) in he 25-30 age g oup, 6.80%(N=22)
in he 30-35 age g oup, and ela i ely less pe cen age
(2.50%(N=8) in he 35-40 age g oup. The able also
shows ha a la ge p opo ion o esponden s a e
Pos g adua e s uden s 66.8%(N=213) emaining
33.2%(N=106) a e Ph.D. schola s.
Table 2: Pu pose o use o in o ma ion
Pu pose o In o ma ion
No. o .
Responden s
N=319
Pe cen age
S udy pu pose
231
72.4%
Gaining knowledge
220
69%
P ojec pu pose
135
42.3%
Upg ada ion o
knowledge
157
49.2%
Table 2 e eals ha he highes p opo ion o
esponden s (72.4%(N=231) use in o ma ion
p ima ily o s udy pu poses. Fu he , 69%(N=220)
u ilise in o ma ion o gaining knowledge, while
49.2%(N=157) access i o he upg ada ion o
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subjec -speci ic knowledge. A compa a i ely lowe
pe cen age (42.3%(N=135) epo ed using in o ma ion o p ojec - ela ed ac i i ies.
Table 3: P e e ed Le el o In o ma ion Sou ces
Much
P e e ed
Mo e
P e e ed
Nei he
less
P e e ed
No
P e e ed
To al
Mean
Rank
F ee Resou ces
o a ailabili y
221
(69.2%)
67
(21%)
29
(9%)
0
0
1460
4.57
1
Paid
Resou ces
92
(28.8%)
104
(32.6%)
15
(4.7%)
108
(33.8%)
2 (0.62%)
1185
3.71
5
P in esou ces
109
(34.1%)
184
(57.6%)
11
(3.4%)
13
(4.6%)
0
1340
4.20
4
Online
Resou ces
128
(40.1%)
168
(52.6%)
23
(7.2%)
0
0
1381
4.32
3
bo h p in and
online
222
(69.5%)
53
(16.6%)
44
(13.7%)
0
0
1454
4.55
2
Table 3 p esen s he p e e ence le els o a ious
in o ma ion sou ces among pos g adua e and esea ch
s uden s a Ka na aka S a e Akkamahade i Women's
Uni e si y, Vijayapu a. A majo i y o esponden s,
221(69.2%), showed a much p e e ence o eely
a ailable sou ces (mean =4.5). Simila ly, 221(69.2%)
esponden s p e e access o bo h p in and online
(mean =4.5). Online esou ces we e mo e p e e ed 168
(52.6%) by esponden s mean =4.3). while 184(57.6%)
esponden s a e mo e p e e ed o p in esou ces. In
con as , 108(33.8%) esponden s exp essed a lowe
p e e ence o paid esou ces. These indings sugges
ha mos s uden s a ou eely accessible in o ma ion,
especially in bo h p in and online o ma s, while paid
esou ces a e less p e e ed.
Table 4: Le el o knowledge o sea ch Engines among he esponden s
Sea ch
engines
Excellen
Ve y good
No bad
Good
Poo
To al
Mean
Rank
Google
267 (83.6%)
48 (15.0%)
4 (1.2%)
0
0
1539
4.82
1
Bing
4 (1.2%)
116 (36.3%)
34 (10.6%)
158 (49.8%)
6 (1.8%)
908
2.84
3
Yahoo
65 (20.3%)
203 (63.6%)
30 9.4%)
10 (3.1%)
0
1247
3.90
2
Ask
0
74 (23.1%)
66 (20.6%)
78 (24.4%)
0
884
2.77
4
Dogpile
0
90 (28.2%)
41(12.8%)
126(80.2%)
64 (20.0)
799
2.50
5
Table 4 p esen s da a on he esponden s' le el o
knowledge ega ding a ious sea ch engines. A
majo i y o esponden s (267, 83.6%) demons a ed
excellen knowledge o he Google sea ch engine,
wi h a mean sco e o 4.8 (mean =4.8). This was
ollowed by Yahoo, whe e 203 (63.6%) esponden s
ha ing s ong knowledge (mean =3.9). o
Bing,158(49.8%) esponden s indica ed e y good
knowledge, (mean =2.8). In he case o Ask,
78(24.4%) esponden s epo ed ha ing good
knowledge (mean =2.7). simila ly, 126(80.2%)
esponden s demons a ed good knowledge o
Dogpile. The esul s indica e ha esponden s
possess a high le el o knowledge ega ding Google,
Yahoo, and Bing as hey a e mo e popula and
widely used sea ch engines, while o he sea ch
engines, such as Ask and Dogpile, a e ela i ely less
awa e among he s uden s.
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Table 5: F equency o use o da abases by he esponden s
Da abases
Mos
F equen ly
F equen ly
Some ime
s
Ra ely
Ne e
To al
Mean
Ran
k
Scopus
167 (52.3)
44 (13.7)
102 (31.9%)
0
0
1317
4.12
1
Google Schola
153 (47.9)
54 (16.9)
99 (31.0)
6 (1.8)
1 (0.31)
1278
4.00
2
Science Di ec
112 (35.1%)
55(17.2%)
40 (12.5)
93 (29.1)
15 (4.7%)
805
2.52
6
Web o science
120(37.6%)
53 (16.6%)
117 (36.6)
9 (2.8%)
18 (5.6%)
1163
3.64
3
BASE
0
114 (35.7%)
47 (14.7%)
5 (1.5%)
149 (46.7%
)
597
1.87
8
IEEE
0
88 (27.5)
104 (32. 6%)
5 (1.5%)
111 (34.7%
)
685
2.14
7
EBSCO
1 (0.3%)
199 (62.3%)
57 (17.8%)
13 (4.0%)
44(13.7%)
972
3.04
4
EMERALD
2 (0.6%)
95 (29.7%)
155 (48.5%)
30(9.4%)
28 (8.7%)
855
2.68
5
PubMed
0
94 (29.4%)
0
32 (10.0%)
197 (61.7%)
376
1.17
9
Table 5shows he equency o da abase usage among
esponden s. The indings indica e ha a majo i y o
esponden s167 (52.3%), equen ly use he Scopus
da abase (mean =4.1), ollowed by Google Schola ,
153(47.9%) esponden s, who mos equen ly use
(mean =4.0). The Web o Science da abase was
equen ly used by 120(37.6%) esponden s (mean
=3.6), A signi ican po ion o
esponden s,199(62.3%) epo ed equen use o he
EBSCO da abase (mean =2.6), while155(48.5%)
esponden s indica ed hey some imes use he
EMERALD da abase (mean =2.6). Science Di ec
was equen ly used by 112(35.1%) esponden s
(mean=2.5). Con e sely,111(34.7%) esponden s a e
ne e using IEEE Da abase (mean=2.1), 149(46.7%)
esponden s a e ne e used BASE da abase (mean
=1.8) and197(61.7%) esponden s a e ne e used
PubMed da abase (mean =1.1) O e all, s udy e eals
ha Scopus, Google Schola , Web o Science and
EBSCO a e he mos equen ly used da abase,
whe eas IEEE, BASE and PubMed a e he leas
u ilized among esponden s.
Table 6: P e e ed le el o E- E- esou ces
Mos
p e e ed
Mo e
p e e ed
Somewha
p e e ed
Less
p e e ed
No All
p e e ed
To al
Mean
Rank
E-books
260 (81.5%)
46 (14.4%)
13 (4.0)
0
0
1523
4.77
1
E-Jou nals
102 (31.9%)
51 (15.9%)
108 (33.8%)
2 (0.6%)
38 (11.9%)
1080
3.38
3
E-P oceedings
98 (30.7%)
44 (13.7%)
28 (8.7%)
142 (44.5%)
6 (1.8%)
1040
3.26
4
ETD
68 (21.3%)
20 (6.2%)
1 (0.3%)
7 (2.19%)
1 (0.3%)
438
1.37
5
E-Re e ence books
139 (43.5%)
38 (11.9%)
94
(29.4%)
43 (13.4%)
1 (0.3%)
1216
3.81
2
Table 6 p esen s he p e e ed le el o e- esou ces
usage among esponden s. A signi ican Numbe o
(260, 81.5%) esponden s epo ed he mos
p e e ed o e-books, (mean =4.7). ollowed by e-
e e ence books, which we e highly p e e ed by
139(43.5%) esponden s mos p e e ed (mean
=3.8). while 142(44.5%) esponden s showed a
lowe p e e ence o e-p oceedings (mean =3.2).
only 68(21.3%) esponden s exp essed mos
p e e ence o Elec onic Theses and Disse a ions
(ETD), wi h a ela i ely low mean sco e o
(mean=1.3). The esul shows ha e-books,
e e ence books a e he mos p e e ed e- esou ces
among he s uden s.
Table 7: Knowledge abou Boolean ope a o s among
he esponden s
Boolean ope a o s o sea ching
No. o .
Responden s
Pe cen age
Yes
240
75.2%
No
79
24.7%
Knowledge o Boolean ope a o s
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AND
120
37.6%
OR
105
32.9%
NOT
94
29.4%
To al
319
100%
Table 7 highligh s he esponden s ' knowledge
ega ding he use o Boolean ope a o s. A signi ican
majo i y (75.2%) epo ed using Boolean ope a o s
while sea ching o in o ma ion. Among hese, 37.6%
o esponden s use he AND ope a o , ollowed by
32.9% who use he OR ope a o and 29.4% who use
he NOT ope a o . The Findings o he s udy e eals
ha mos commonly used Boolean ope a o among
he esponden s is AND ope a o .
Table 8: Use s' Awa eness o Plagia ism So wa e
Ve y awa e
Awa e
Nei he
Unawa e
Ve y Unawa e
To al
Mean
Rank
Tu ni in
123(38.5%)
116(36.3%)
3 (0.95%)
15(4.7%)
15(4.7%)
395
3.950
5
U kund
118(36.95%)
131(41.0%)
9(2.8%)
7(2.1%)
8(2.5%)
402
4.020
2
G amma ly
126(39.4%)
123(38.5%)
3(0.9%)
12(3.7%)
7(2.1%)
407
4.070
3
Que ex
96(30.0%)
40(12.5%)
6 (1.8%)
107(33.5%)
23(7.2%)
373
3.730
4
D ilbi
131(41.0%)
127(39.8%)
0
8(2.5%)
8(2.5%)
415
4.150
1
Table 8 p esen s he esponden s' awa eness o
a ious plagia ism de ec ion ools based on o al
sco es and mean alues. A signi ican po ion o he
esponden s 131(41.0%) epo ed being e y awa e
o D ilbi , (mean =4.1). ollowed by 131(41.0%)
esponden s who we e awa e o U kund (mean
=4.0). while , 126 (39.4%) esponden s indica ed
ha e y awa e o G amma ly(mean =4.0). on he
o he hand 107(33.5%) esponden s epo ed being
unawa e o Que ex (mean =3.7). Fu he ,
123(38.5%) esponden s exp essed being e y awa e
o Tu ni in. The esul s sugges ha a majo i y o
use s a e well awa e o plagia ism de ec ion ools
such as D ilbi , U kund, G amma ly and Tu ni in,
whe eas compa a i ely ewe use s a e amilia wi h
Que ex .
Table 9: P oblems aced by Use s while accessing E-
esou ces
Di icul ies o
E- esou ces
No. o .
Responden s
Pe cen age
Expensi e
106
33.2%
Eye s ain while eading
277
86.8%
Limi ed in o ma ion
a ailabili y
66
20.7%
Poo compu e expe ise
115
36.1%
The in o ma ion is un eliable
20
6.3%
Ne wo k issue
240
75.2%
Slow bandwid h o in e ne
104
32.6%
Table 9 highligh s he a ious di icul ies
encoun e ed by s uden s o Ka na aka S a e
Akkamahade i Women’s Uni e si y, Vijayapu a, in
accessing e- esou ces. A majo i y o esponden s
86.8%(N=277), epo ed expe iencing eye s ain
while eading e- esou ces. Addi ionally, ne wo k
issues we e ci ed by 75.2%(N=240) o he
pa icipan s as a signi ican challenge du ing usage.
O he di icul ies included lack o compu e expe ise
epo ed by 36.1%(N=115) he high cos o e-
esou ces no ed by 33.2%. (N=106) and Slow In e ne
bandwid h, expe ienced by. 32.6%. (N=104).
Fu he mo e limi ed a ailabili y o ele an
in o ma ion was ci ed by 20.7%(N=66). While a
smalle p opo ion 6.3%(N=20) men ioned conce ns
ega ding he un eliabili y o a ailable in o ma ion.
These indings indica e ha eye s ain and ne wo k
issues a e he mos common ba ie s aced by
s uden s and esea ch schola s when accessing e-
esou ces.
Majo Findings
The indings e eal ha pos g adua e and esea ch
s uden s a Ka na aka S a e Akkamahade i Women’s
Uni e si y, Vijayapu a. Possess basic in o ma ion
li e acy skills and u ilise e- esou ces in hei esea ch
ac i i ies. he majo i y o esponden s a e aged 20-25
yea s, wi h pos g adua e s uden s ep esen ing he
highes p opo ion o pa icipan s.
The Majo i y o esponden s a e using he s udy
o In o ma ion pu poses.
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The highes numbe o esponden s p e e ee
esou ce a ailabili y on he in e ne .
Almos all he esponden s a e using he Google
sea ch engine.
The la ge majo i y o esponden s equen ly use
he Scopus da abase.
The Highes numbe o esponden s a e using E-
Books.
The majo i y o esponden s a e using AND
Boolean ope a o s o sea ch o in o ma ion.
The la ges numbe o esponden s a e awa e o
D ilbi , U kund, G amma ly and Tu ni in.
A la ge majo i y o esponden s a e acing eye
s ain while eading e-books.
Sugges ions
Based on he indings o he s udy, he ollowing
sugges ions a e p oposed o enhance in o ma ion
li e acy skills and imp o e he e ec i e u ilisa ion
o e- esou ces among PG and Resea ch schola s:
• Conduc egula in o ma ion li e acy
wo kshops.
• In eg a e in o ma ion li e acy in o he academic
cu iculum.
• Regula o ien a ion and aining p og ams.
• Imp o e In e ne Connec i i y on Campus.
• P omo e Awa eness o a ailable E- esou ces.
• Enhance Access o Use -F iendly Digi al
Pla o ms.
• P o ide indi idual Suppo and Help Desks.
• Inc ease A ailabili y o Reliable and Subjec -
Speci ic Resou ces.
• In eg a e use o open access esou ces.
• In oduce pe sonalized esea ch assis ance.
• Encou age use o e e ence managemen ools.
• Es ablish a digi al li e acy lab in language lab
Conclusion:
The s udy was conduc ed among pos g adua e and
esea ch s uden s a Ka na aka S a e Akkamahade i
Women's Uni e si y, Vijayapu a. The s udy highligh s
he impo ance o in o ma ion li e acy skills and he
e ec i e u ilisa ion o e- esou ces in enhancing he
esea ch capabili ies o PG s uden s and esea ch
s uden s a Ka na aka S a e Akkamahade i Women’s
Uni e si y, Vijayapu a. The s uden s possess a basic
le el o in o ma ion li e acy; howe e , ongoing
aining and ins i u ional suppo a e essen ial o
enhance hei skills in iden i ying, e alua ing, and
u ilising digi al esou ces o academic and esea ch
pu poses. S eng hening hese compe encies is c ucial
no only o indi idual academic success bu also o
con ibu ing meaning ully o he b oade ield o
knowledge p oduc ion in highe educa ion. Many
s udies ha e indica ed ha he e is a signi ican
posi i e co ela ion be ween in o ma ion li e acy
skills and use o e- esou ces. Findings indica ed ha
s uden s wi h highe in o ma ion li e acy skills end o
use e- esou ces mo e equen ly, leading o imp o e
academic pe o mance. The e o e, i is essen ial o
p o ide mo e scope and p io i y o he
implemen a ion o he in o ma ion li e acy p og am a
he uni e si y le el in o de o enhance he usage o e-
esou ces.
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