56 International Research: Journal of Library & Information Science | Vol.4 No.1, Mar. 2014 Scientist’s Awareness of Electronic Resources in IARI: A Study Pravin Kumar Singh Rsearch Scholar Dept. of Lib. & Inf. Sci., BHU, Varanasi, India pkslib68@rediffmail.com Dr. H. N. Prasad Professor Dept. of Lib. & Inf. Sci., BHU, Varanasi, India hnprasad_bhu@rediffmail.com Abstract Developments in information technology have helped libraries to provide timely information to the users. The role of library is to acquire, organize information and make available to the library users. Electronic resources are the most important entity in research library and used to meet the information quickly to the users. E-resources are going to continuously increased in library. IARI library is a national library and has reach collection of electronic resources in the field of agricultural research and education. In this paper we have discusses the scientist’s awareness of electronic resources in Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. Keywords: Scientists, awareness, electronic resources, ICT, E-journals, E-books, internet, web- based resources CeRA, Agriculture, IARI. 1. Introduction Today information communication technology (ICT) has been playing an important role in every area and change in conventional library to electronic library. This has result to emerging the electronic resources and services. Electronic resources are defined as resources which require computer access or any electronic product and this may be delivered on CD –ROM or via internet and so on. The many types of electronic resources (E-journals, E-books, CD- Roms/Online Databases, E-thesis, OPAC, Archives, Internet & Web-based resources etc.) are available in the library. E–resources are essential to research library for research requirements to the library users. These types of resources are easily accessible and research scientists prefer to use the electronic resources, because, they require information very quickly and readily format. The study is based on the survey of scientists employed who are especially involved in research works in the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi. The IARI was responsible for the research leading to the "Indian Green Revolution" of the 1970s. In fact, the