Impact of Academic Libraries on Career Development of MBA Students with Special Reference to Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu, India

K. Sakkaravarthi; S. Thanuskodi

doi:10.51983/ajist-2019.9.1.2613

Authors

K. Sakkaravarthi Research Scholar, Department of Library and Information Science, Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu, India
S. Thanuskodi Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2019.9.1.2613

Keywords:

MBA students, Career Development, Career counseling, Career Guidance, Role of Libraries

Abstract

This paper focuses on the Impact of Libraries on career development of MBA students in Trichy colleges. The paper examines the results from a questionnaire-based survey conducted in Trichy colleges. The study clearly reveals the importance of career information for academic development and growth of the MBA students, the appropriate library resources and services for the MBA student’s career development, the level of satisfaction of the MBA students with respect to the library and its activities towards career development and it also highlights the need for user career development programme for the management students. The results of this study will be useful for management students not only in Trichy but also to the management students in the state and the country.

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