Usage pattern of newspaper service of Allama Iqbal Library among the scholarly community of Kashmir University

This is a survey of usage pattern of Newspaper service of Allama Iqbal Library by the scholarly community of Kashmir University. The study seeks to find out the newspapers subscribed to by the Allama Iqbal library and users preference in terms of language, writing style, editorials, attractive display, best contents etc. The study highlights the level of user's satisfaction with regard to availability of newspapers both print/online in the Allama Iqbal Library. This study provides a detailed note about the users’ tendency towards the print newspapers and reading of online newspapers. The purpose of the study was to get users feedback about the newspaper service and to suggest remedial measures for making it more convenient, effective and viable. The findings have been prominently specified in tables. The suggestions in accordance with users feedback for improving the service further have also been recorded.