UTILIZATION OF E-RESOURCES OF GUJARAT UNIVERSITY LIBRARY THROUGH MYLOFT APPLICATION DURING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY

Abstract

Gujarat University Library is the largest and oldest library in Gujarat state. The library was established at the university's inception and migrated to the new building in 1967. The library has a vast collection in the form of print and digital resources. In the current paper, the researcher finds the usage of the Gujarat University Library. The paper here and now showcases a comparative study of the usage of electronic contents by their patrons during the lockdown period to the new normal situation period using the MyLOFT application. This paper collects information from both the registered users in MyLOFT application whoever has logged in and whoever has not, also included and the data usage of various platforms. The paper analyses the user usage of various publishers subscribed by Gujarat University through MyLOFT application and content-based comparison of electronic databases have been evaluated in the paper for better understanding of tools. This paper also does a comparative study of various department-wise user usage of the E-resources.