E-Resources of Selected Engineering Colleges in Prakasam Dist. of A.P.

Engineering colleges, institutions and universities play a vital role in the advancement of engineering and technology. Libraries of them with their information sources and services are supporting the teaching and research programmes of their parent organizations. Among the various kinds of information sources available in these libraries, electronic resources (e-resources) which came into existence due to the developments in Information and Communication Technology are playing a key role for improving the quality of engineering education and research. Hence these sources became essential in the total collection of the libraries. It is necessary to examine the present status of e-sources to design a need-based acquisition policy, develop a balanced collection in the prevailing environment of diminishing budgetary provisions and maximize the use of collection.