202 International Journal of Library & Information Science (IJLIS) Volume 5, Issue 3, September–December 2016, pp. 202–216, Article ID: IJLIS_05_03_018 Available online at http://www.iaeme.com/ijlis/issues.asp?JType=IJLIS&VType=5&IType=3 Journal Impact Factor (2016): 8.2651 (Calculated by GISI) www.jifactor.com ISSN Print: 2277-3533 and ISSN Online: 2277-3584 © IAEME Publication ASSESSMENT OF INFORMATION NEED AMONG THE FACULTIES OF SELECTED MEDICAL COLLEGES IN PUDUCHERRY – A STUDY N. Sasikala Research Scholar, Department of Library and Information Science Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Abhisekapatti, Tirunelveli-627012, India P. Sivaraman Associate Professor and Research Supervisor (Corresponding Author) Department of Library and Information Science Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar – 608 002 1. INTRODUCTION Information has become the most important element for progress in society. To thrive in this modern era, one needs a variety of information, no matter how well versed one is in a field or profession. Also the migration of information from paper to electronic media promises to change the whole nature of research (Witten et al. 1995). Online and offline e-resources have also become an essential resource in learning process. It is to be mentioned that libraries in developing countries like India are investing increasingly large amounts of their financial and human resources in electronic sources, ranging from e-content such as online journals, e- books and data files, to software such as word processing, presentation and citation management packages. The researchers and scientists in academic institutions totally depend on the reading sources available in libraries and information centres in order to achieve the aim of carrying out quality research which in turn will increase the image of the researchers and the institutions concerned as well. Therefore, it is vitally important that libraries educate their users to take advantage of these useful, expensive and sometimes complicated sources and tools. In view of the above, the researcher intended to undertake this study with an aim to assess the information need based on the demographic profile of the faculties working in selected medical colleges in Puducherry. Cite this Article: N. Sasikala and P. Sivaraman, Assessment of Information Need Among The Faculties of Selected Medical Colleges In Puducherry – A Study. International Journal of Library & Information Science, 5(3), 2016, pp. 202–216. http://www.iaeme.com/IJLIS/issues.asp?JType=IJLIS&VType=6&IType=2