Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services (IJISS)
Users’ Perceptions toward Library and Library Services of IISER Kolkata
Author : Sushanta Kumar Roy and Sukumar MandalVolume 10 No.2 July-December 2020 pp 44-47
Abstract
This study aims to explore the perceptions of the users related to the library and library services of IISER Kolkata library. Well designed questionnaires distributed among 1480 users PhD Scholars, Integrated PhD Scholars, MS by research students and Integrated BS-MS students and returned 1105 filled questionnaires. It is observed that a large number of users satisfied with features under library services through physically visiting of library and print and online library resources except few. The features of library services through online dissatisfied to the users. Most of the users highly interested in the resources of biological, chemical, earth, mathematics & statistics and physical sciences.
Keywords
Library services, library resources, IISER Kolkata library, e-resources, basic science library
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