Library Resources and Services Utilization by Users in Women Universities in South India

Abstract

The study examined the use of library resources and services among the users of South Indian women’s university such as Karnataka State Women’s University, Bijapur, Mother Teresa Women's University, Kodaikanal, and Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati. Questionnaire was used as the main research instrument. 1500 copies of the questionnaire were distributed to above-mentioned universities; the returned filled Questionnaire was 1277. The major findings were: majority of the users use the library regularly, their main purpose of visiting the library is to borrow books and consult the research materials. They used more reference books, newspapers and internet facility. Their major challenge was lack of library orientation, and users were satisfied with the cooperation of library staff.

Keyword: Library resources, library services, library information services, library utilization, user’s satisfaction, Women’s Universities

Cite this Article

Sunandamma M., P. Sarasvathy. Library Resources and Services Utilization by Users in Women Universities in South India. Journal of Advancements in Library Sciences. 2018; 5(3): 115–122p.