Library Progress (International)

The study investigates the information seeking behaviour of students in four Post-Graduate Colleges of District Jalandhar (Punjab). The survey covers 373 students [Male-107 (Under-Graduate), Female-78 (Under-Graduate), Male-77 (Post-Graduate), Female-111 (Post-Graduate)] of four colleges. The survey reveals that 363 (97.32%) UG and PG respondents admit that library timings 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. are adequate, 258 (67.17%) spent up to 1 hour in the library, 199 (53.26%) visit the library daily, 245 (65.69%) use the library for issuing and returning the library books, 361 (96.79%) admit quality infrastructure facilities, 208 (55.77%) seek information from their teachers, 252 (67.56%) seek information for covering their class syllabus, 346 (92.77%) use library books, 355 (95.18%) are aware about N-List Programme and OPAC/Web OPAC, 309 (82.85%) not use library resources and services due to lack of time, 290 (77.75%) are satisfied with their library resources and services, 252 (67.56%) respondents perception about library staff is very good.