Attitude of Science Faculty Students Towards Osmania University Library: A Study

NCH. Varadaraju

doi:10.51983/ajist-2018.8.1.169

Authors

NCH. Varadaraju LIS Consultant, Former Documentation Officer. SRC, Hyderabad, Telengana, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2018.8.1.169

Keywords:

Osmania University, Hyderabad, Faculty of science

Abstract

Attitude of user towards Library would help libraries to plead for better funds and provide better services. Indifferent attitude on the part users towards information would imply that libraries need not spend their precious resources on those areas where there is such an indifferent attitude of the user. On the other hand, the intensity of the user need and the sincere and serious information seeking behavior of user implies or demands that there is a need to spend more on the field of concerned The study was carried in the Osmania University a prominent university in India, with the objectives to know the attitude of the students towards library and make suggestions to improve the existing system. A questionnaire having 21 statements was distributed to 120 people randomly who are students & faculty of science and got responses from 96 students. Findings of the study shown that majority scholars had positive attitude towards library.

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