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A total of 757 faculty members from 48 universities across the country responded to the survey. The data were analyzed using various descriptive statistics, i.e. frequencies and percentages and non-parametric Mann\u2013Whitney and Kruskal\u2013Wallis tests were conducted to see the differences in levels of awareness among faculty members in terms of university type, gender, age, designation, specialization and computer proficiency levels. An ordinal regression model was used to predict the role of demographics and computer skill levels on faculty awareness levels. Finally, correlation coefficient was measured to see the relationships between faculty awareness and use of e-resources.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The findings revealed that faculty members working at different universities in Bangladesh are generally aware of most e-resources types. There were significant differences in faculty awareness in terms of demographics and self-reported computer skills levels. The results showed that computer proficiency level is a significant predictor of faculty awareness of e-resources. The findings also showed that awareness and use of e-resources are positively and significantly correlated.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This is the foremost attempt to assess the role of demographics and computer skill levels as predictors of awareness and use of e-resources by faculty members.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/dlp-04-2020-0019","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,6,25]],"date-time":"2020-06-25T11:45:23Z","timestamp":1593085523000},"page":"281-301","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Demographics and perceived computer skill levels as predictors of faculty awareness and use of electronic information resources"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"36","author":[{"given":"Umme","family":"Habiba","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Noakhali Science and Technology University Institute of Information Sciences, , Noakhali,","place":["Bangladesh"]}]},{"given":"S.M. 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