Awareness and Opinion about Library Systems and Services: A Study

S. Aravind

doi:10.51983/ajist-2019.9.2.270

Authors

S. Aravind Librarian and Head, Central Library and Department of Library and Information Science, G.T.N. Arts College (Autonomous), Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2019.9.2.270

Keywords:

Library Systems, Awareness, Library Resource

Abstract

This study analyses the awareness and compliance to library rules and regulations by the students of Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai. The objective of the study is to find out the student’s level of awareness about the library rules and regulations and determine their compliance level of students and identify their opinions on library systems and services. Survey design was used to conduct the study and a structured questionnaire is used to collect data from students are randomly selected for the study. A sample of 96 was used for the study. The outcome of the study reveals that the awareness level is 92% and compliance level is 82.29%. The overall satisfaction level about the library systems and services is 89.17%.

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