This document discusses various information sources that are useful for competitive exams. It defines information and information sources, noting that information sources include books, journals, reference materials, conference proceedings, and reports. It then defines e-resources as electronic products that deliver data collections, including text databases, e-journals, images, and other multimedia accessed via CD-ROM, internet, or intranet. The document outlines different types of information sources such as printed sources like newspapers and journals, and electronic sources like webpages, websites, and online databases. It emphasizes that e-resources are now available 24/7 from desktops at home, work, or while traveling without needing to visit a library, and that the web has established itself as a

1. INFORMATION SOURCES
FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS
DR. Ningappa.N.Arabagonda
Associate Librarian
Govt First Grade College
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2. What is Information?
• Data, fact, figure, idea, knowledge
which can be transferred to one person
to another person or one organization
to another organization
• What is Information Source?
– Books, journals, reference materials,
conference proceedings, reports, thesis &
dissertation etc.,

3. What is an E- Resource?
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collection of data, be it text referring to
full text databases, E-JOURNALS, image
collections, other multimedia products.
These may be delivered on CD-ROM, on
tape, via the Intranet, Internet and so on.
‘ELECTRONIC JOURNAL
as any journal that is available over the internet/
intranet can be called an electronic journal’.
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5. Types of information sources
• Printed sources: News papers, Current
magazines, Journals, Report- Project
reports, Standards, Patents, Year books,
Almanac, these includes primary source of
information.
• Electronic sources: Webpage, Homepage,
Websites, Subject Gateways, Open
Access sources, Online journals, Online
Databases

6. E-Resources Information is
Now Available…
From the desktop…
(24/7)
– at home
– at campuses
– in the office
– in travel
– without a trip to the library

7. WWW as Information Resource
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• The web has established itself as the
most widely used information resource
by alls kind of people for variety of
reasons.
• There are all kinds and types of
information resources available on the
web.
• The information resources available via
the web includes electronic journals,
tutorials, manuals, patents, news,
software, technical reports, theses and
dissertations, e-books bibliographic
database, reference sources,

8. Importance of Web-site?
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