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Negahban, Mohamad Bagher
- Assessment of User Adequacy and Services of Library Collections among Research Scholars of University of Mysore
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1 DOS in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore, IN
2 DOS in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, IN
1 DOS in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore, IN
2 DOS in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, IN
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Journal of Information and Knowledge (Formerly SRELS Journal of Information Management), Vol 48, No 1 (2011), Pagination: 51-56Abstract
Present study reports empirical findings on the user adequacy and services of library collections among research scholars of university of Mysore. A total of 68 research scholars pursuing their Ph.D degree in various social and biological sciences were randomly selected of which 57 were male research scholars and 11 were female research scholars. A pre determined structured questionnaire on user adequacy and services of library collection was administered to the selected respondents. The data analysis was done using chi-square. Results revealed that in the case of library collections majority opined that only news papers and magazines are adequate. Reference books, text books, journals, thesis and dissertations were found to be moderately adequate as perceived by research scholars. Maps, atlases and charts, and electronic resources were found to be inadequate by the research scholars. In the case of library services, reference services, referral services, newspaper clippings, reprographic services and internet services were found to be good. Selective dissemination of information, current awareness service, indexing and abstracting services were found to be poor.Keywords
Library Collection, User Adequacy, Library Services, Mysore University Library.
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1 Department of studies in Library and Information science, University of Mysore, Mysore, IN
1 Department of studies in Library and Information science, University of Mysore, Mysore, IN
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Journal of Information and Knowledge (Formerly SRELS Journal of Information Management), Vol 47, No 5 (2010), Pagination: 517-522Abstract
The present study is aimed at a comparative study of dependency e-resources by Iranian and Indian social science faculty members. A total of 487 respondents (232 from Iran and 255 from India) were randomly selected from both the countries. A questionnaire measuring dependency on various e-resources: e-books, e-journals, e-tutorials, online databases, CD-databases and e-reports was prepared by the investigator and administered to the sample selected. Statistical methods like descriptive statistics and contingency coefficient analysis were employed to verify the hypotheses. Results revealed that Iranian faculty members were more dependent on all the e-resources selected for the study.Keywords
Electronic Resources, E-Books, E-Journals, E-Tutorials, CD-ROM Databases, On-Line Databases, E-Report.References
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