• Mr. N. SEENI MOHAMED
• Dr. K. SENTHILNAYAGAM

This study has been undertaken to determine the "Students use of the library resources and self-efficacy". This study has tried to find out the information seeking behavior of the graduate level students and their knowledge about the library resources and services made available to them and how their familiarity with the resources and technology develops self-efficacy. The study has tried to find out how the integration of the Internet has affected the information searching habit on students. The study has collected empirical data on the information searching behavior of the students of the colleges in Tiruchirappalli. Questionnaire method has been obtained to collect primary data from the 200 full time students of which 127 has been returned which is the exact number of questionnaire tabulated for the study. The study shows that in today’s fast paced world the desire for expediency has promoted students to place a premium on information that can be found easily and quickly. To this end, many students limit their search to electronic resources, choosing format over substance and convenience over accuracy. In particular reliance on the World Wide Web as a primary and often sole research tool has impacted the quality and rigor of student’s projects and reduced student’s familiarity with more traditional print resources and bibliographical databases in their college library collection.

Library, Resources, Self-Efficacy, Users

"A STUDY ON USE OF LIBRARY RESOURCES AND SELF-EFFICACY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.801-806, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908119.pdf

"A STUDY ON USE OF LIBRARY RESOURCES AND SELF-EFFICACY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp801-806, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908119.pdf