User perceptions and utilization of library and information services in Nagpur City

Lihitkar , Shalini R. and Rajyalakshmi, D. User perceptions and utilization of library and information services in Nagpur City., 2009 . In XXVII India IASLIC Conference on “Library Information Users in Digital Era” in KIIT University, Bhubaneswar,, Bhubaneswar (India), 26 -29 December 2009. [Conference paper]

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The user study has been conducted in Library and Information Centers (LICs) of Nagpur City. Total of 18 LICs were identified for user study. In each centers, random sample of 20 users has been conducted in Nagpur. Total of 360 questionnaires were distributed to various Information Centers in Nagpur City, out of which, 258 questionnaires were received. The questionnaire was designed to obtain data about the frequency of use of Library & Information Services; use of offline-online databases, computerized services, use of internet, user satisfaction and feedback mechanisms in Library and Information Centers. Based on the analysis observations and suggestions were drawn. This paper is outcome of the Research work for Ph.D in Library and Information Science submitted to RTMNU, Nagpur in the year 2008.

Item type: Conference paper
Keywords: Users study, Users perception, Library and Information Centers, Nagpur
Subjects: C. Users, literacy and reading.
Depositing user: shalini lihitkar
Date deposited: 21 Jun 2010
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:16
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/14377

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