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Assessing the Need for a Regional Library Consortium:A Case Study in the Colleges of North Bengal


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1 Siliguri B. Ed. College, Kadamtala, Siliguri, India
2 DLIS, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
3 DLIS, Vidyasagar University, Pashchim Midnapore, India
     

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The study aims to verify if a regional library consortium is developed among the colleges of North Bengal whether it would be helpful for the staff and users of these college libraries or not. This is done on the basis of the opinion of the users and staff of the colleges. The methods adopted were stratified random sampling for the selection of the colleges (50%), convenience method for selection of users (10%), structured questionnaires for interview; data are analyzed using Microsoft excel, hypothesis is tested against the interpreted data with Pearson's χ2 test. The study is limited to general degree colleges and B.Ed. colleges of North Bengal. The study favours the formation of the proposed consortium.

Keywords

Academic Library Consortia, College Library Consortia, North Bengal College Library, Resource Sharing.
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About The Authors

Ratna Nandi
Siliguri B. Ed. College, Kadamtala, Siliguri
India

Pijushkanti Panigrahi
DLIS, University of Calcutta, Kolkata
India

Durgasankar Rath
DLIS, Vidyasagar University, Pashchim Midnapore
India


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Authors

Ratna Nandi
Siliguri B. Ed. College, Kadamtala, Siliguri, India
Pijushkanti Panigrahi
DLIS, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Durgasankar Rath
DLIS, Vidyasagar University, Pashchim Midnapore, India

Abstract


The study aims to verify if a regional library consortium is developed among the colleges of North Bengal whether it would be helpful for the staff and users of these college libraries or not. This is done on the basis of the opinion of the users and staff of the colleges. The methods adopted were stratified random sampling for the selection of the colleges (50%), convenience method for selection of users (10%), structured questionnaires for interview; data are analyzed using Microsoft excel, hypothesis is tested against the interpreted data with Pearson's χ2 test. The study is limited to general degree colleges and B.Ed. colleges of North Bengal. The study favours the formation of the proposed consortium.

Keywords


Academic Library Consortia, College Library Consortia, North Bengal College Library, Resource Sharing.

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