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Use of Circulation Section by Research Scholars and PG Students of Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women’s University Library: A study


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1 Research Scholar, Department of Library and Information Science Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women’s University, Vijayapura-586105 Karnataka, India
2 Professor, Department of Library and Information Science Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women’s University, Vijayapura-586105 Karnataka, India
 

The study has been conducted to know the use of circulation section by research scholars and P.G. students of Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women’s University, library. Survey method has been used as research method with questionnaire as data collection tool. Based on the study of 192 respondents including research scholars and P G students, discusses the use of circulation section of the University library. Study concludes that the section needs improvement from different perspectives and endorses the suggestions received by the user community to improve the section and the service.

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Library operations; Circulation section; Academic library; University library; Use; Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women’s University, Vijayapura; Karnataka; India
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Sunita
Research Scholar, Department of Library and Information Science Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women’s University, Vijayapura-586105 Karnataka, India
Tadasad P. G.
Professor, Department of Library and Information Science Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women’s University, Vijayapura-586105 Karnataka, India

Abstract


The study has been conducted to know the use of circulation section by research scholars and P.G. students of Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women’s University, library. Survey method has been used as research method with questionnaire as data collection tool. Based on the study of 192 respondents including research scholars and P G students, discusses the use of circulation section of the University library. Study concludes that the section needs improvement from different perspectives and endorses the suggestions received by the user community to improve the section and the service.

Keywords


Library operations; Circulation section; Academic library; University library; Use; Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women’s University, Vijayapura; Karnataka; India

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