Scholarly Information Access Pattern of UGC-Infonet Digital Library Consortium by Faculty and Research Scholars in Gandhigram Rural Institute-Deemed University (India)

The UGC-Infonet Digital Library Consortium is the most important consortium providing access to a large array of e-resources to all academic universities and colleges in India, and thus facilitates the prompt access and efficient and effective usage of e-resources for teaching and research activities. It facilitates free access to scholarly journals and databases in all areas of learning to the research and academic community. The chapter deals with the usage of UGC-Infonet e-journal consortium by the faculty members and research scholars of the Gandhi Gram Rural Institute University, Tamil Nadu.