REMMY'S LIBRARY

  5.3 Electronic resource utilization   (2003). They reported high usage of Internet re sources. Some of the reasons  services in the University. Librarians interviewed revealed that some students  integral part of learning therefore, such students have not been exposed to  enabling the positive, and successful use of the electronic res USING A SMART PHONE TO GET INFORMATION ources while at  Some students arrive at Mbarara University with computer utilization skills, while  that library staff has not done much to sensitize students on the value and  journals and web resources. Findings revealed that some of the respondents  others come with no computer skills. One librarian interviewed had this to say:  “you have students that rush in on the first day saying where the facilities for e attributed to this high usage of the Internet are the freely available access, the ease  school. Therefore, information professionals at MUST need to ...

  2.2 Electronic Information Resources   PEOPLE RETRIEVING INFORMATION economies of Africa; to meet these expectations African  libraries must  networks, among others.  provide a link between local researchers, scholars and their counter parts in other  achieving this objective. According g to Tsakonas et al. (2006) electronic  parts of the world. Utilization of online information resources is the way of  information resources are information resources provided in electronic form, and  libraries is attributed to poor levels of developing electronic information  USING E.BOOKS The death of current and up-to-date information for research in University  have access to global information resources, particularly the Internet for their  tremendously transformed information handling and management in academic  resources, (Afolabi, 2007; Faborode, 2007; Bozimo, 2007). Libraries need to be USING A LAPTOP online database, CD-ROM data...

Network Computer technology may conveniently be grouped into: processor technology, storage technology and STORAGE DEVICES been significant developments n memory technology affecting three areas of performance spectrum; Computers systems include two types of digital information storage: internal storage, within the CPU can be treated as a structured file system. the high speed, high performance the midrange and the low speed bulk memory systems. In storage technology considering advances in devices for digital information storage it may be stated of information storage and retrieval systems. It may be stated that all these innovations in storage dimension to the information storage technology Video disks could be used to store large volumes of FLASH COMPACT DIC AND OTHER STORAGE DEVICES  memory retaining most recently referenced information and in a readily available place. In some cases, The development of charge coupled devices (CCDs) and bubble memories have filled the...

  Publishing program or policy briefs. Publishing project findings in national journals and statewide publications. Presenting at national conferences and meetings of professional associations. Presenting program results to local community groups and other local stakeholders. PEOPLE RECEIVING INFORMATION USING COMPUTERS Print or electronic newsletters further provide a vehicle for communicating important news. Brochures, invitations, company magazines and memos are other proven internal and external methods of dissemination. electronic newsletters further provide a vehicle for communicating important news. Brochures, invitations, company magazines and memos are other proven internal and external methods of dissemination. PEOPLE PRINTING LETTERS smart phones to multimedia phones  The mobile phones with operating systems, capability to  Wi-Fi, bluetooth, instant messaging, GIS/GPS, RFID,    scan barcodes, text recognition may help libraries to  interface ...

  The term e-resource refers to  all the products which a library provides through a computer network . The electronic resources are also known as online information resources covering bibliographic databases, electronic reference books, search engines for full text books, and digital collections of data. libraries have adopted ICT and passed through developmental stages like  libraries cannot afford to ignore this medium if they are to keep in step  automated house-keeping operations, providing faster access to its  more demanding users whenever, wherever and however they prefer. thousands more. Powerful mobile devices are becoming widespread - collection, and digitization to provide multiple accesses at users desktop.   Mobile devices are immediate t DOCUMENTS  IN THE ELECTRONIC FORM  o the user; they provide a channel for  information and a way of interacting with others. They are superb at  Libraries must not hesitate to adopt a...