INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTING LITERATURE MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS: THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES IN POLICY, TRAINING, AND INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTS

The increasing complexity of academic writing and research documentation has made Literature Management Applications (LMAs) vital tools in higher education.This study investigates the adoption, perception, and impact of LMAs among faculty members and research scholars across public universities in Maharashtra.A structured questionnaire was administered to 646 respondents, including both faculty and research scholars from various academic disciplines.The findings reveal that while tools such as Mendeley, Zotero, EndNote, and citation generators are widely recognized, their actual usage remains moderate due to several institutional and