AWARENESS OF AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS AMONG THE POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARS OF PROF.JAYASHANKAR TELANGANA STATE AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, HYDERABAD: A CASE STUDY

K, Veeranjaneyulu . AWARENESS OF AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS AMONG THE POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARS OF PROF.JAYASHANKAR TELANGANA STATE AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, HYDERABAD: A CASE STUDY., 2017 Astral International (P) Ltd., New Delhi. [Book]

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A study has been undertaken to know the awareness, satisfaction level, purpose and problems faced by the postgraduate research scholars of Professor Jayashankar Telengana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) while accessing agricultural information systems (AIS). The study has been conducted using a questionnaire with 217 and 101 research scholars undergoing Master and Doctoral research programmes at PJTSAU, Hyderabad. It is found that 100 per cent of the respondents are aware about the AIS. It has been found that 74% of research scholars are using AIS for research purpose, 52 % for educational purpose and followed by current information (16%), to update Knowledge (12%) and writing papers for publication (8%). It is also noted that majority of students are not facing problems while seeking information from Agricultural Information Systems. This highlights the findings of the study and also suggested to conduct regular awareness user awareness programmes, provide high bandwidth Internet connectivity and to provide more e-resources.

Item type:	Book
Keywords:	Agricultural Information Systems, Agricultural Library, PJTSAU, Information Literacy, User Study, CeRA, Krishikosh, Agricat, ICAR, NAIP
Subjects:	C. Users, literacy and reading. C. Users, literacy and reading. > CB. User studies.
Depositing user:	Dr. G Rathinasabapathy
Date deposited:	20 Sep 2017 17:40
Last modified:	20 Sep 2017 17:40
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/31578

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