22 research outputs found
Challenges, opportunities and the role of librarian in technological era
No full textKhan, Imran. (2016). Challenges, opportunities and the role of
librarian in technological era. In Partap, Bhanu, Kumar, Rajinder, and
Singh, Balwan (eds.). Transformation of library services in electronic era.
New Delhi: Studera Press, pp. 81-102
(ISBN: 978-93-85883-09-5)
Use of Social Media in Agricultural Outreach Activities: A Study at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar
No full textSocial media plays a crucial role in this digital era in every human endeavor. The present study aims to evaluate the use of social media and its impact in agricultural outreach activities at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. The study found that more than ninety percent of the extension specialists were aware of the social media applications and their use in sharing agricultural information and outreach activities. Further, it was also found that WhatsApp was the most preferred medium of communication among the extension specialists. Social media was used by 36% of the respondents for sharing agricultural information with the farmers\u27 community. It was also suggested that proper awareness and training programs be organized frequently for extension specialists and the farmers\u27 community.
 
Service Quality Assessment in Agricultural and Medical University Libraries of Haryana and Punjab States of India by Applying LibQUAL+ Model
No full textThe aim of the present study is to assess the quality of services being provided by the agricultural and medical university libraries of Haryana and Punjab states of India by using three dimensions of LibQUAL+ tool, i.e., ‘Affect of Service’, ‘Information Control’, and ‘Library as Place’. Based on the feedback from the different categories of users’, it has been tried to assess the perceptions and expectations of users towards the quality of library services. Total 800 well structured LibQUAL+ questionnaires were distributed among the respondents of four universities under study but 601 were returned, which forms the response rate @ 75.12%. Findings of the study revealed that the respondents of agricultural university libraries were more satisfied with the facilities and services provided by the library as compared to the users of medical university libraries, as most of the dimension items get positive scores on ‘service adequacy gap’; however, there is also found negative scores on “service superiority” level for all the university libraries under study, which shows that the services are not up to the desired expectations of the respondents. The paper concludes with suggestions to university libraries under study that how to ameliorate the dwindling quality of library services and achieve ultimate users’ satisfaction
A Review of Service Quality Assessment of Library and Information Centres
No full textDue to impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and changing needs of users, libraries have to force to shift from manual to automated environment. Users now want quality services within shortest possible time. Libraries have to assess its services from the user’s point of view. It is the user, who can judge the services better provided by the concerned library. In this paper, it is try to review the available literature on assessment of service quality of libraries worldwide. The present study would be beneficial for library professionals, research scholars and the teachers of library and information science, who want to do further research work on the aspect of service quality of libraries
Evaluation of Relevance and Quality of Refresher Course in Educational Technology among the Fraternity of Agricultural and Allied Sciences: A Survey @AAREM, DHRM, CCS HAU, Hisar (India)
No full textEducation will play an important role in everyone’s life. Education made the life disciplined in students and develops ethics among them to become an informed and civilized human being. In every education system, students, teachers and contents are playing very important role equally. If students are the main factor in education system then teachers are the backbone of the system that will shape the future of aspirant students. Before making the students aware and educated, teachers must be well versed in his concerned field of specialization. Teachers should be updating their knowledge by the means of various ways such as refresher courses, orientations, inductions, training programme and seminars, etc. The present study, reported the result of survey conducted among the fraternity of agricultural and allied sciences about the relevance and quality of the Refresher Course in Educational Technology conducted by the Academy of Agricultural Research & Education Management, Directorate of Human Resource Management, CCS HAU, Hisar (India). The participants in the said interdisciplinary refresher course come from agricultural sciences, veterinary sciences, extension management and library science. Some of the valuable feedback is given by the respondents about the program as well as rated their satisfaction regarding the said program
Indian Journal of Agricultural Library and Information Services: A Bibliometric Study (2008-2016)
No full textThe present study is based on the bibliometric analysis of 161 articles published in 09 volumes (24-32) of 18 issues of Indian Journal of Agricultural Library and Information Services (IJALIS) for the period of nine years (2008-2016). This article brings out the results of a bibliometric study carried on all the issues of the source journal (IJALIS) on various parameters such as authorship pattern, gender wise distribution of papers, length of papers, average number of references, volume & issue wise average papers, geographical distribution of articles, range of reference cited and most prolific authors of the journal. The study finds that on an average, 18 research articles were published per volume in a year during the period of study, whereas, maximum number (39.75%) of articles was two authored followed by single authored (32.36%). Karnataka begged the top rank among all the 20 contributed states of India from where maximum number of contribution in the journal
Awareness and Use of e-Resources at Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh, India: A Study
No full textThis paper is an attempt to study the awareness and use of e-resources among the students at Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh, India. For the present study, survey method has been adopted using questionnaire as a data gathering tool. Copies of self designed questionnaire were distributed online through e-mail/WhatsApp to the 150 students during February-March, 2021. Out of total 150 administered questionnaires, 127 completely filled questionnaires were received back and found valid for analysis. The response rate is achieved @84.66 percent. The study revealed that more than 90 percent of the respondents were aware about the use of electronic resources and currently using in their academic and research work. About 46 percent of the respondents were preferred to use only e-resources, while 31 percent of the respondents were preferred to use both printed as well as e-resources equally. 93 percent of the respondents were using e-resources particularly to collect the information for paper publishing, while more than 95 percent respondents were satisfied with the use of e-resources in their academic and research related work. The study also found some problems faced by the respondents such as downloading speed, searching e-contents, and lack of ICT skills. Concluded with the suggestion that proper training programs should be organized on regular basis so that most of the students would learn how to search and use e-resources effectively in their academic and research work
State of the Public Library System in Chandigarh: A Comparative Study
No full textThe main aim of public library or any type of library is to satisfy as many users as possible by utilizing resources optimally. Libraries, especially public libraries are often considered an essential part of having an educated and literate population and generally offering resources for entertainment, leisure purposes and for educational purposes as well. The present study discusses the current state of the Public Library System in Chandigarh. T.S. Central State Library, Sector-17 is older than Divisional Library (South), Sector-34. Both of the libraries are automated using LibSys Library management software. CSL has 2, 40, 270 volumes of books whereas DL (S) has above 1, 10,000. Registered member in the CSL is more than 40,772 and in DL (S) membership are more than 10900. Both of the libraries served the needs of the tricity (Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali) and the users of outside from the Tricity
Status of Engineering College Libraries in Bhubaneswar Region of Odisha, India: A Comparative Study
No full textThe aim of the present study is to explore the current status of engineering college libraries in Bhubaneswar region of Odisha, India. A questionnaire based survey has been conducted in the selected engineering college libraries in Bhubaneswar region of Odisha and tried to assess the current status of staff, collection, services, Information Technology infrastructure, etc. The copies of well structured questionnaire have been distributed among the ten engineering college libraries in Bhubaneswar in the month of March 2019, out of which, six college libraries have been responded positively. It was found that all the responded engineering college libraries were providing Internet and Wi-Fi services and have adopted open access system to its collection. The library of ITER has the highest number of books (1,25,000) in its collection, whereas, the library of CVRCOE has 65,874 and the SIOT has 60,800 books. Further, The library of CVRCOE has 1,19,526 e-books and 778 e-journals, whereas, the library of ITER has 1,00,000 e-books and the library of HCOE has 5,000 e-books in its collection. It is also found that all the libraries under study were automated their activities and services with the implementation of professional library management software, as well as offering open access to its collection. Based on the findings, the researchers were also suggested that all the libraries under study must be concentrate on service quality and for that, libraries should regularly take the feedback from the users so that necessary improvement can be done as per the actual prerequisite of the users’
