Awareness and Accessibility Behaviour of Digital Resources among the Students in Selected Self-Financing Arts and Science Colleges affiliated with Calicut University, Kerala

AbstractThe swift evolution of higher education from conventional print-centric informationallandscapes to digitally enhanced learning ecosystems has dramatically altered the manner inwhich students discover, access, assess, and utilize academic information. Digital tools suchas electronic books, e-journals, online databases, institutional repositories, digital libraries,open educational resources, electronic theses and dissertations, online course materials, andacademic search engines have emerged as vital elements of modern higher education. Thisstudy investigates the extent of awareness and access to digital resources among studentsfrom select self-financing arts and science colleges affiliated with the University of Calicut,Kerala. It emphasizes students' recognition of various types of digital resources, the channelsthrough which they learn about these resources, the availability and accessibility of digitalfacilities, devices, and connectivity used to access resources, the frequency and sites ofaccess, as well as the primary obstacles faced by students. A survey research design isrecommended, employing a structured questionnaire as the main data collection tool. Thestudy aims to foster a more inclusive, accessible, and student-focused digital informationecosystem within higher education.