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Users' Perception on Collection and Services of the Medical College Libraries in Uttar Pradesh:A Survey


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1 Department of Library and Information Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 2260 25, Uttar Pradesh, India
     

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Medical college libraries are set up in medical colleges to lend support to their basic function of promoting medical education and research. Such libraries are entrusted with the responsibility to develop a good collection of documents comprising of medical literature, which is required and demanded by its users. Moreover, they have to be well equipped to meet all the users’ needs in a wide range of disciplines related to medicine. The medical college libraries have to cater to the needs of medical students, research scholars and faculty cum practitioners.

Keywords

Library Collection, Library Services, Users’ Opinion, Medical Colleges, Medical College Libraries, Uttar Pradesh.
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About The Authors

K. L. Mahawar
Department of Library and Information Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 2260 25, Uttar Pradesh
India

Mohammad Azeem Siddiqui
Department of Library and Information Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 2260 25, Uttar Pradesh
India


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Authors

K. L. Mahawar
Department of Library and Information Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 2260 25, Uttar Pradesh, India
Mohammad Azeem Siddiqui
Department of Library and Information Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow 2260 25, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract


Medical college libraries are set up in medical colleges to lend support to their basic function of promoting medical education and research. Such libraries are entrusted with the responsibility to develop a good collection of documents comprising of medical literature, which is required and demanded by its users. Moreover, they have to be well equipped to meet all the users’ needs in a wide range of disciplines related to medicine. The medical college libraries have to cater to the needs of medical students, research scholars and faculty cum practitioners.

Keywords


Library Collection, Library Services, Users’ Opinion, Medical Colleges, Medical College Libraries, Uttar Pradesh.

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