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Library Users Opinion About Library Professional Staff Help To Users In University Libraries: A Study, Kona Ramakrishna, Rudraksha Gowridevi, Chagari Sasikala

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Library users opinion about library professional staff help to users in university library: a study in deemed to be university libraries, Andhra Pradesh, India. In this study distributed 1164 questionnaires to library users and received 1030 responses, the response rate is 88%. The study revealed that the response rate among the faculty fluctuated between 71 and 100, among the research scholars it ranged between 68 and 91 percent and among Post Graduate students it varied between 84 and 95 percent. It is clearly evident from the responses of users that majority of them visited the library for borrowing library books. …

Usefulness Of Library And Information Services At The Higher Education Level: A Study Of Deemed To Be University Libraries In Andhra Pradesh, Kona Ramakrishna, Rudraksha Gowridevi, Chagari Sasikala

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The Study examined usefulness of library and Information Services in Deemed to be University libraries in Andhra Pradesh. In this study the questionnaires were circulated among 1164 library users (nearly 20% of the Universe) (faculty members, research scholars and postgraduate students) out of whom 1030 responses were received representing 88 percent of the total sample to whom the questionnaire was distributed. It is evident from the analysis that majority of users opinioned book lending service as effective. Among those who considered the facility as very effective and effective the percentage of users from GITAM is more compared to others. Furthers …

Torrential Impact Of Discursive Digitalized Repositories In The University Libraries Of Tamil Nadu – Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Dr.P.Balasubramanian Subramanian Bala Subramanian, E Santhana Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The major focus of the present research is to analyze the relationship between the availability of the digitized repositories in the library combined with the library staff service and the academic performance of the library users. The students, scholars and staff awareness about the digitized repositories, their satisfaction level towards the e-resources availability and the library staff service and the major problems faced by the users in accessing the digitalized repositories.

Competency Requirements And Acquisition Among Catalogers For Effective Application Of Conventional And Online Complementary Cataloging In Nigerian University Libraries, Emmanuel Chukwudi Ihekwoaba Phd, Roseline Ngozi Okwor Mls

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study investigated Competency Requirements and Acquisition among Catalogers for Effective Application of Conventional and Online Complementary Cataloging in Nigerian University Libraries. There were five research questions that guided the work. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised 168 librarians drawn from six university libraries, including the University of Ife, University of Ibadan, University of Benin, University of Lagos, University of Port Harcourt and the University of Nigeria. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire (CAACOCCQ) which was face validated by three experts. Cronbach’s Alpha reliability test procedure was used …

Stages Of Organisational Commitment Among Librarians In University Libraries In South-South, Nigeria, Iwat Udofia Dr., Ahiaoma Ibegwam

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Visits to some university libraries, backed by evidence from previous research, reveal that librarians experience low levels commitment as reflected in the high rates of turnover and absenteeism. This seems prevalent at a time Nigeria as a country is grappling with harsh economic realities, when increased commitment and extra effort are being expected of all employees to boost performance and improve service delivery. Thus, the pursuit of a deeper understanding of the means by which commitment develops is critical and warrants empirical investigation. This study, therefore, is to determine the levels of organisational commitment among librarians in university …

Management Of Collection In University Libraries Of Assam In Ict Environment: A Study., Mukutor Rahman, Tahera Akhtar Choudhury, P. K. Barooah 62401

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The present study investigated about the management of collection in university libraries of Assam, in ICT environment. The study covered the main criteria like library organizational structures, collection development policy, document selection, supplier selection, book order, resource collection, licensing policy, technical processing, organization of resources, access to collection, library services, collection maintenance, user strength etc. data collected from the library professional.

The study investigates and elaborates the primary way to learn about the collection management, collection development in accordance to today’s information exploitation age of ICT. Findings and suggestions have been given to make the service more beneficial in the …

Difficulties Of Accessing Electronic Resources Among Postgraduate Library Users In University Libraries In Southeast Nigeria, Flora Ifeoma Okogwu

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This paper is an empirical study of difficulties of accessing electronic resources among postgraduate library users in university libraries in South East Nigeria. The study identifies the difficulties of accessing electronic resources by postgraduate library users in university libraries in South East Nigeria. It employed a descriptive survey design. The population of the study was 2509 postgraduate users in the state and federal university libraries under study. A 10% proportionate sampling technique was used to select a sample of 251 user respondents. The survey used questionnaire as instruments of data collection. Data collected were tabulated and analyzed using simple statistics …

Content Evaluation Of Jawaharlal Nehru University And Banaras Hindu University Library Websites In India, Santosh Kumar Bharati Mr., Madhusudhan Margam Dr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study evaluates the content of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Banaras Hindu University (BHU) library websites using qualitative (11 checkpoints) and quantitative (170 checkpoints) evaluation. The qualitative parts covered 11 features which belong to the homepages of the websites, which helps as recording devices of the descriptive information, moreover, quantitative part of the checklists covered 170 dichotomous question affiliated to the different aspect of the features such as; multimedia, general information, services, resources, my library features, web2.0/library2.0 features, currency accuracy and relevance, organization and structure features, links and maintenance features, user-interface features, search features and informative feedback and support …

Role Of Information Literacy Skills On Use Of Information Resources By Medical Students In Lagos State, Eunice Akpovire, Olajumoke Olawoyin, Oyeronke Adebayo, Ugwunwa C. Esse

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Background: This paper investigates the role of information literacy skills on use of information resources by medical students in Lagos state.

Objectives: Find out the types of information resources available, level of availability and the skills for accessing them, level of information resources used, is there a significant relationship between information literacy skills and use of information resources.

Methods: The study adopted a survey research design. Total enumeration sampling technique was employed. Self-structured questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics while Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) to test …