Problems in Searching Online Databases: A Case Study of Select Central University Libraries in India

Roy, Projes; Kumar, Shailendra; Satija, M. P.

doi:10.14429/djlit.32.1.1407

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“…In order to search documents, search strategies and techniques are important to apply in information retrieval process. Unfortunately, many users have huge problems with search strategies using terms and keywords [10].…”

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The effect of information seeking behavior on online database usage among the undergraduate students

Zulkifli

Salwana

Salahuddin

et al. 2019

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Every year the library of IIUM subscribes to quite a number of online databases with huge expenses but the utilization of these databases is countable. 10 out of 53 subscriptions have been terminated by 2015 to save the cost go in vain. The purpose of this paper is to develop a model based on the ISB elements to identify the reason behind this low usage and to increase the usage of online databases in the future. It has undertaken a quantitative approach to identify the elements of ISB among undergraduate (UG) students. The primary data has been collected through questionnaires based on the variables identified in the objective. There are 118 samples participating in this research and the proposed model has been adapted from Savolainen and Wilson. Psychological perception, searching strategies and the information resources have been considered as the independent variable and measured the usage of the online database among UG students as the dependent variable. The results have shown that there are seven elements which have an influence on the usage of the online database among IIUM UG students. Despite the limited number of samples and a specific group of students, the proposed model can enhance the usage of online database system subscribed to by IIUM library and a search engine can be developed to get the usage increased. In that sense, it is recommended to involve more participants from the different levels of students and users to get diverse elements of ISB. However, the paper contributes to bridging the gap between the online database usage and the users, believed to have an effective outcome for online database subscription. It is hoped that the proposed model would significantly fill this gap and help the library to increase the number of users for their expensive databases.

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The effect of information seeking behavior on online database usage among the undergraduate students

Zulkifli

Salwana

Salahuddin

et al. 2019

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Elevating Database Performance: Current Caching and Prefetching Strategies for Online Databases in Nigeria

Kehinde,

Zulkifli,

Surin

et al. 2023

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This study investigated caching and prefetching techniques to improve data access performance in online databases, considering factors like data popularity, access patterns, and cache coherence. The research design adopted for this study was the descriptive survey. The population comprised of 1387 undergraduates computer science students in public tertiary institutions in Ekiti State. Simple random sampling technique was adopted to select 150 computer science students from three public tertiary institutions in the study area. The instrument used for data collection was a structured 4 Likert type questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed to the respondents to find out the effectiveness of caching and prefetching techniques on online database.

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Use of Online Databases in Central Science Library, University of Delhi: A Survey

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2016

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The study finds out the level of awareness and use of online databases by the post graduate (PG) students and their satisfaction level with the infrastructure to support accessing online databases in the Central Science Library (CSL). A well structured questionnaire was prepared and distributed to the PG students to carry out the study and analyses the data regarding the awareness and use of online databases. The survey shows that most of them are well aware of the online databases and largely use them for their research work and to update their subject knowledge. It is also found that the main problems faced by them in using online databases are lack of information on online databases subscribed by university on their subjects/researches. It is also noticed that nearly 80 % of users are satisfied with the infrastructure that support accessing online databases in the Central Science Library.

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Problems in Searching Online Databases: A Case Study of Select Central University Libraries in India

Cited by 4 publications

References 11 publications

The effect of information seeking behavior on online database usage among the undergraduate students

The effect of information seeking behavior on online database usage among the undergraduate students

Elevating Database Performance: Current Caching and Prefetching Strategies for Online Databases in Nigeria

Use of Online Databases in Central Science Library, University of Delhi: A Survey

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