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A study on Competitive Examination Resources Usage in City Central Library of Belagavi


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1 Professor Dept. of Library and Information Science, Rani Channamma University Belagavi-591156., India
2 Librarian (SG) and Research Scholar, Government First Grade College, Nesargi, Belagavi- 591121., India
 

Purpose :The purpose of this study were to examine the use of competative examination, resources (CER) in City Central Library of Belagavi.
Methodology :The present study employed a survey method with a quantitativeapproach. The method is used to showcase the use of resources bythe competitive resource users. The study is conducted to know theawareness, use,availability, facilities and satisfaction level ofcompetitive resources (CER) in the City Central Library, Belagavi.A structured questionnaire was prepared and distributed to the userswho are preparing for competitive examinations.
Findings :The findings of study are, 61.38% of the respondents are maleand 38.61% are female. The respondents are between the age groupof 22 to 24. Most of the respondents (58.39%) are havingundergraduates and the majority 58.41% of the respondents belongto rural area. 61.39% of the respondents have taken membership withCity Central Library and a large 34.65% of respondents spend timewith an average of 7 to 8 hours the preparation for competitiveexaminations. 66.33% of respondents prefer offline sources and 33.67%prefer online/digital resources to read or to prepare for competitiveexaminations. 45.54% of the respondents are given their opinion thecity central public library is providing good services to preparecompetitive examination resources in the library.
Originality/Value :The study is original in nature as the data were collected directly fromusers of city central library, Belagavi.



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Competitive Examination Resources (CER), CER Users, City Central Library , Belagavi.
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Authors

V. M. Bankapur
Professor Dept. of Library and Information Science, Rani Channamma University Belagavi-591156., India
Mallikarjun Kumbar
Librarian (SG) and Research Scholar, Government First Grade College, Nesargi, Belagavi- 591121., India

Abstract


Purpose :The purpose of this study were to examine the use of competative examination, resources (CER) in City Central Library of Belagavi.
Methodology :The present study employed a survey method with a quantitativeapproach. The method is used to showcase the use of resources bythe competitive resource users. The study is conducted to know theawareness, use,availability, facilities and satisfaction level ofcompetitive resources (CER) in the City Central Library, Belagavi.A structured questionnaire was prepared and distributed to the userswho are preparing for competitive examinations.
Findings :The findings of study are, 61.38% of the respondents are maleand 38.61% are female. The respondents are between the age groupof 22 to 24. Most of the respondents (58.39%) are havingundergraduates and the majority 58.41% of the respondents belongto rural area. 61.39% of the respondents have taken membership withCity Central Library and a large 34.65% of respondents spend timewith an average of 7 to 8 hours the preparation for competitiveexaminations. 66.33% of respondents prefer offline sources and 33.67%prefer online/digital resources to read or to prepare for competitiveexaminations. 45.54% of the respondents are given their opinion thecity central public library is providing good services to preparecompetitive examination resources in the library.
Originality/Value :The study is original in nature as the data were collected directly fromusers of city central library, Belagavi.



Keywords


Competitive Examination Resources (CER), CER Users, City Central Library , Belagavi.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.32344/jld%2Fv9%2Fi1%2F2023%2F57-71