The Library User Education Program in an Academic Library: An Experience of the SVKM’s Shirpur, Indore, and Dhule Campus Faculties

Ravi Bellary, Shivanand Sadlapur, Madhavi Tipnis

Abstract


In todays world of digital information, user education is very important in any kind of  library because it bridges the gaps between library user and various resources and services available in the library. In this study, we discuss the user education provided to the teaching faculty members of SVKM institutes in Shirpur, Dhule, and Indore campus and their feedback analysis on user education received through the questionnaire.

 

Keywords: Academic library, library resources, orientation, sources and services, SVKM, user education

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Ravi Bellary, Shivanand Sadlapur, Madhavi Tipnis. The Library User Education Program in an Academic Library: An Experience of the SVKM’s Shirpur, Indore, and Dhule Campus Faculties. Journal of Advancements in Library Sciences. 2018; 5(3): 103–109p


Keywords


User education, Academic library, SVKM, Orientation, Sources and services, Library resources.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37591/joals.v5i3.887

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