Awareness and Use of Information Resources and Services by Students and Teachers of Pre-University Colleges in Bengaluru City : A Study
Manjunath M. & Dr. K.G. Jayarama Naik
Main aim of the study is to analyze awareness and use of information resources and services available at Government and Aided Pre-University College Libraries by the users – students and teachers. Researcher found that students and teachers of the colleges shown positive attitude towards access of information resources available in the libraries. The paper mainly focused on how users uses the available information sources in the library and trying to know about what kind of information required for the users to enrich their knowledge.
The aim of the research is to know about the knowledge of the stack holders about available information sources in the library and to create awareness to the users about available reading materials in the library like journals ,books, magazines, and other information resources5. For this purpose, survey method was used and questionnaire was distributed to students and teachers to gather required information. By conducting survey method it helps to know about overall usage of the library by students and Teachers of the colleges and also helps to know about users’ attitude towards the library. The study helps to improve services and to develop information sources.
Keywords : Library Services, Facilities, Retrieval, Information Sources, E-Journals
DOI : 10.26761/IJRLS.7.1.2021.1381
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.7.1.2021.1381
Cite This Article As : Manjunath M.Naik K.G.J. (2021). Awareness and Use of Information Resources and Services by Students and Teachers of Pre - University Colleges in Bengaluru City : A Study. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 7(1) 141-149. www.ijrls.in
Copyright © 2021 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article. This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0.
Virtual Reference Service through Wiki site Developed by MediaWiki : An effective tool for Librarians in COVID-19 Pandemic Scenario
Bharathkumar V & Sangeetha M
The paper reveals the responsibility of the library professionals in present world which is severely affected by COVID-19 pandemic. Everyone aware of COVID-19 pandemic, it is very badly affected on student’s life in the name of lockdown. A Librarian how to face ? How to serve the students ? and what is the role of Librarians in COVID-19 pandemic situation is described in this paper. The paper briefly explains how library professionals can provide effective virtual reference service to user community by using MediaWiki software and open access information sources.
Keywords : MediaWiki, COVID-19 pandemic, Virtual Reference Service, Library service in COVID-19, Information service with new technology, User expectation.
DOI : 10.26761/IJRLS.7.1.2021.1379
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.7.1.2021.1379
Cite This Article As : Bharathkumar V.Sangeetha M. (2021). Virtual Reference Service through Wiki site Developed by MediaWiki: An effective tool for Librarians in COVID-19 Pandemic Scenario. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 7(1) 135-140. www.ijrls.in
Copyright © 2021 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article. This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0.