K. L. Mahawar ¹, Mohammad Azeem Siddiqui ¹

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

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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Shilpi Verma ¹, K. L. Mahawar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Library and Information Science (School for Information Science and Technology), Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (A Central University), Vidya Vihar, Rai-Bareli Road, Lucknow 226025, Uttar Pradesh, IN

Abstract

The paper covers the role of Information Technology in satisfying human needs of faculty of BBAU in particular. It provides a brief introduction and profile of BBAU. This focuses on various kinds of needs of faculty members and role of Information technology in satisfying the same such as cognitive needs, affection needs, etc. It also covers the factors which affect the information needs of faculty members in the university.

Keywords

Cognitive Needs, Information Technology, Human Needs.

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