Volume : 5, Issue : 1, JAN 2019

USE OF LIBRARY RESOURCES, SERVICES, FACILITIES AND USER SATISFACTION IN BKIT LIBRARY, BHALKI: A STUDY

MD.AAMER

Abstract

The objective of present study is to examine the use of library facilities, resources and services of the students in BKIT  Library, Bhalki. 300 questionnaires were distributed among students to collect relevant data. The findings of the study shows that 177(59.0%) of respondents have the habit to visit to the library daily, majority 260(86.7%) of respondents are highly satisfied with the collection of general books, majority 210(70.0%) are highly satisfied with collection of text books 160 (53.3%) respondents considered circulation services as excellent. The study suggested that college library should carry out user studies at regular intervals, in order to identify user’s information needs and their information gathering behaviors.

Keywords

BKIT, BHALKI, LIBRARY RESOURCES, LIBRARY SERVICES, LIBRARY COLLECTION.

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