SRELS Journal of Information Management
  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 46
  • Issue: 1

Use of Gram Panchayat Libraries in Gulbarga district: A study

  • Author:
  • Anupama Shivalingappa1, P G Tadasad2
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • Page Number: 87 to 94

1Department of Library and Information Science, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga - 585 106, Karnataka, INDIA.

2Department of Library and Information Science, Karnataka State Women's University, Torvi Campus, Bijapur, Karnataka, INDIA.

Abstract

An attempt has been made to understand and evaluate the use of gram panchayat libraries in Gulbarga district by the users with respect to their personal characteristics, frequency of using library, purpose, information services and efficiency of gram panchayat library system. The results call for building a functional and sound gram panchayat libraries and emphasis on user education programs for optimal utility of Gram Panchayat libraries.

Keywords

Rural libraries, Gram panchayat libraries