Collection and Services in Selected Engineering College Libraries of Jammu Division: A Users Study

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Asha Rani, Dr. Meghna Dhar

Engineering Libraries, e-resources, Library Collection, Library Services, Satisfaction Level, Technical Education.

Technical Education plays a very significant role in producing competent technical manpower needed for economic and societal development. Engineering and Technical Education all over the world is gaining importance day by day because of rapid advancements in science and technology and innovations in various disciplines due constant and continuous research in each and every field. The library is a very important source of information and knowledge of any educational organization. The present paper highlights the awareness and use of various collection and services in selected Engineering College Libraries under study. The main objectives of the present study are to study the purpose and frequency of using the library collection and services, to find out the existing collection and services, to study the awareness and use of collection and services by the users Engineering College libraries and to know the satisfaction level of users towards collection and services. The survey method was used to collect the requisite data for the analysis for which questionnaire was framed and were distributed among the users. About 470 questionnaires were received back duly filled. The study covered the students and faculty members using the library for browsing both print and e-collections and borrowing books as per their need. From the study it was clear that students and faculty members give preferences on e- resources than printed material. In current scenario electronic resources are becoming an essential part of the engineering libraries and for the educational vision especially the higher educational outlook.

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Asha Rani & Dr. Meghna Dhar (June-2023). Collection and Services in Selected Engineering College Libraries of Jammu Division: A Users Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 8(6), g415-g422. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2306643.pdf

Volume 8 Issue 6, June-2023

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Paper Reg. ID: IJNRD_200764

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Research Area: Social Science and Humanities 

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Country: Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India

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