i Availability and Use of Online Information Resources by University Research Students A Thesis by MUHAMMAD TARIQ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Social Science Under the Supervision of DR. KHALID MAHMOOD Co-Supervisor Dr. HAMEED UR REHMAN Presented to Hamdard Institute of Education and Social Sciences HAMDARD UNIVERSITY KARACHI August, 2016