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Web Opac Services And Barriers Users’ Face While Searching Information In Public And Private Sector University Libraries In Pakistan, Shahzeb Mugheri, Liaquat Ali Rahoo, Muhammad Asif, Zahid Hussain Sahito
Web Opac Services And Barriers Users’ Face While Searching Information In Public And Private Sector University Libraries In Pakistan, Shahzeb Mugheri, Liaquat Ali Rahoo, Muhammad Asif, Zahid Hussain Sahito
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
This research aimed to investigate the current status and online services portfolio of web OPACs and barriers users’ face while searching information on web OPACs of public and private sector university libraries in Lahore. The inquirer adopted quantitative survey method and distributed self administrated (peer reviewed and pilot test) questionnaire among 425 library users who were selected using stratified convenient sampling technique. This study illustrated various types of service being offer and uncovered number of barriers and redundancies that users’ of public and private sector university libraries face while searching information remotely on web OPACs. This research study would benefit …
The Interpretation Of Opac Service In The Library Of Universitas Airlangga, Dyah Puspitasari Srirahayu, Esti Putri Anugrah
The Interpretation Of Opac Service In The Library Of Universitas Airlangga, Dyah Puspitasari Srirahayu, Esti Putri Anugrah
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The application of OPAC service in the library has been going on for a long time. This service has given many advantages to users as a quick and accurate tool for information retrieval. Even so, not all people use OPAC service; in fact, previous researches reveal that the application of OPAC service is decreasing. Therefore, this study aims to find out what is the interpretation of OPAC by the users of the library of Universitas Airlangga, thus gaining a deeper analysis on the matter. The method used for this study is qualitative method, with purposive sampling as the technique to …