In the fast-emerging and ever-growing information explosion it is very difficult to retrieve particular information without wasting time. Recent advances in the field of information technology contribute significantly to improve the services of libraries. Now-a-days libraries are not only seen with printed document and non-print document but also with computers. The impact of technologies such as CDROMs, multimedia, computer networks, Internet, etc. have lead to a paperless society. With the availability of computers, capable of computing at very high speed and having large disc storage space, it is possible to digitize and store information in the form of high quality graphics, color images, voice signal and video clips at a relatively affordable cost. This paper is an attempt to investigate the use of electronic information resources by the Social Science distance learners of the Annamalai University, India. For this purpose a survey was carried out using questionnaire tool. The findings indicated that 67.33 percent of the respondents are 21-30 age group. The results show that 39 percent access the internet from the Internet café. The study reveals that most of the respondents use of electronic information resources through e- Journals. The paper highlighted the various problems and issues involved in handling electronic information resources and has given suggestions to improve the library services to meet the demands of the users.  

Keywords: ICT; Open and distance learning (ODL); Social science; Internet; Search engines; CD-ROM; User study.