GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT Developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have radically taken over every sphere of activity in university libraries. Academic libraries owe it a key duty to keep pace with technological advancement in order to cope with users’ continual sophisticated information requirements. The growing use of electronic resources in and outside the libraries has become a major issue of discussion all over the world. Information seekers, particularly students and teachers are becoming key proponents of e-resource use. Against this backdrop, this paper explores the knowledge of e-resources by undergraduate and post-graduate students of University of Rochester. This paper comes up with some key findings on training in the use of eresource as well as the challenges in the use of e-resources. Key words: Electronic resources, libraries, e-book, e-journal, University of Rochester..