World Digital Libraries- An International Journal
  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 2

Use of library services in technological changing environment: a survey

  • Author:
  • M Vijayakumar1,, B U Kannappanavar2,
  • Total Page Count: 12
  • Page Number: 101 to 112

1Deputy Librarian, Birla Institute of Technology, Deemed University Mesra - 835 215, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

2Librarian, University BDT College of Engineering, Davanagere, Karnataka, India

*vijayakumar@bitmesra.ac.in

**kannappanavar@gmail.com

Online published on 25 November, 2013.

Abstract

This is the part of the research work carried out at Kuvempu University, India. Here survey has been made for 418 research library users on the use and impact of library services in technological changing environment. The survey results that, majority of the R&D library users, use the library services daily, literature search is predominately used through automated, LAN and web based library services. The survey points out that, as per the co-efficient of variation the variable ‘enabled the rapid communication’ is most significant when compared to other impact of IT on library user.