Gyankosh- The Journal of Library and Information Management
Open Access
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 1

Use of Library Collections and Services by the P.G. Students of Dr. Kedar Nath Modi Institute of Engineering and Technology: A Survey

  • Author:
  • Akhtar Hussain1, Nishat Fatima2, Devendra Kumar3
  • Total Page Count: 16
  • Page Number: 14 to 29

1King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2DLIS, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

3DLIS, Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India

Abstract

This study examines the use of library collections and services by the P.G. Students of Dr. K.N. Modi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh Well structure questionnaires were used for collecting opinions of the use of library collections and services. The 80 questionnaires were distributed among the PG students out of which, 67 questionnaires were received back from the respondents. The present study demonstrates and elaborates the various aspects of library collections uses within the available resources, frequency and purposes of visit, utilization of library services, average time spent in the library, adequacy of library hours, adequacy of reading space facilities, document locations, documents search through catalogues, library computerization, assesses the behavior of library staff as well as satisfaction with overall functions of the library.

Keywords

Users Studies, Document Collections, Library Services