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Non-Use and Non-Users of Libraries


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Giving analogy of business approach to market penetration describes the negligence of libraries about non-users and less fortunate users; explains how use of a library is a minority event; explores the relations of use and usefulness of a library, defines non-user, enumerates types of non-users and conceptual framework for use and non-use of information; discusses the possible reasons for not using libraries and what can be done about non-use as well as apprehensions of experts about lack of market penetration by libraries; presents a casc study of non-use and non-users of ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) library as an extension of earlier use and user studies.

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User Studies, Libraries, Non-Use, Non-User, Under Use, ISRO Satellite Centre.
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M. S. Sridhar
Library and Documentation, Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Centre, Airport Road, Vimanapura Post, Bangalore 560 017
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M. S. Sridhar
Library and Documentation, Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Centre, Airport Road, Vimanapura Post, Bangalore 560 017, India

Abstract


Giving analogy of business approach to market penetration describes the negligence of libraries about non-users and less fortunate users; explains how use of a library is a minority event; explores the relations of use and usefulness of a library, defines non-user, enumerates types of non-users and conceptual framework for use and non-use of information; discusses the possible reasons for not using libraries and what can be done about non-use as well as apprehensions of experts about lack of market penetration by libraries; presents a casc study of non-use and non-users of ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) library as an extension of earlier use and user studies.

Keywords


User Studies, Libraries, Non-Use, Non-User, Under Use, ISRO Satellite Centre.