Use of INDEST E-Resources by the faculty of IITs: An Analytical Study

The use of INDEST E-Resources by the faculty of selected top seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). The study was restricted to the sample of faculty members that is Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors. The personal characteristics chosen for inclusion in the study were IITs, age, gender, designation and computer literacy of the respondents.The work presented in six chapters they are Chapter I: Introduction, Chapter II: Review of Literature, Chapter III: Methodology, Objectives and Hypotheses, Chapter IV: Profile of Indian Institutes of Technology, Chapter V: Analysis and interpretation of Data, Chapter VI: Summary and Conclusion. At the end bibliographical references along with appendices are enlisted.Major findings includes: Majority of responses are from IIT Bombay and IIT Madras; the majority (84.7%) of the respondents are Male; users in the age group of 36 and 45 years are the highest (40%); highest percentages of respondents are Professors (42.2%); majority 263 respondents that are 64% faculty have good computer literacy; (248; 60.3%) of the respondents became aware of INDEST E-Resources from Library professional staff.