E-resources are playing vital role in modern time. Collection of e-resources is very essential for academic libraries. The library services have changed quickly in the last twenty years. Nowadays, networks, electronic resources and the World Wide Web (WWW) are utilized extensively in the library services. The major findings of this paper is to explaining about e-resources, difference between print and electronic resources, types of e-resources, advantages and disadvantages of e-resources and selection of e-resources for academic libraries.