This study examined the research scholars' perception of electronic at Sharif University of Technology (SUT), Iran. The target population of the survey consisted of all research scholars at SUT belonging to Engineering and Basic Sciences. A structured questionnaire was designed and used to collect the necessary data. Content validity of the questionnaire was established by review of four experts in the field. Further, its reliability was confirmed by means of Cronbach's Alpha (0.85). The questionnaire was sent via e-mail and 147 useable questionnaires were received. The analysis of data indicated that SUT university libraries have not provided effective e-journals to the main users. There were statistically significant differences between research scholars' personal satisfaction with subject coverage, number and back volumes of subscribed e-journals. Further, the most interesting e-journals’ features that encourage research scholars to use e-journals were up-to-date information, prompt accessibility and user-friendly interface.

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