Abstract:
The researcher carried out a university-wide survey titled "Information seeking and
research strategies of undergraduates in the digital age" and this paper discusses the findings
of one aspect of the major survey with special reference to printed and human information
resources (PHIR) used by the undergraduates. The objectives of this paper are 1) to present the
trends of the use of PHIR for academic activities by the undergraduates, 2) to analyze the
factors affecting their PHIR usage pattern, and 3) to make recommendations to improve their
use of PHIR. A structured questionnaire with 20 questions was distributed among 558 students
and 427 (77%) of them responded.
