Information-Seeking Behavior of the Students of Lovely Professional University: A Survey

Shiv Singh, Gurjinder Singh

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This study inspects the utilization of collection of resources and services at Library of Lovely Professional University, Punjab. To determine the information-seeking behaviour of the undergraduate and postgraduate users, 600 questionnaires were distributed during the November 01, 2017 to December 15, 2017. Out of 600, 528 filled questionnaires were returned by users. On the basis of that the present study focuses on utilization of resources, meaning of the library, purpose of visit of library, hours spent in library, preferred resources, searching criteria, and so on. Overall, this study reflects that the users are satisfied with the functioning of library.

 

Keywords: Information-seeking behavior, library resources, Lovely Professional University, reader survey, user awareness

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Balwinder Kaur. Cloud Computing and Its Use in Libraries. Journal of Advancements in Library Sciences. 2018, 5(3): 46–48p


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Information seeking behavior, library resources, user awareness, Lovely Professional University, Reader Survey

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37591/joals.v5i3.127

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