User’s Perceptions of Effectiveness of Computerized Services at the VTU Research Center Libraries, India: A Study

Authors

  • J. Chandrashekara Librarian, Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mysore, Karnataka, India
  • H. Adithyakumari Assistant Professor, Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mysore, Karnataka, India
  • Apoorva James Assistant Professor, Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology, Mysore, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ijiss.2015.5.1.420

Keywords:

Effectiveness, Computerized services, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Research center libraries

Abstract

The 21st century technical Era of library science & its services has given access to connect to a wide platform. The effectiveness of computerized services from which choose to complete daily tasks, an assessment of the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), India 92 research centers libraries shows a great disparity of computerized services made available through university research center libraries computerized services. Seven areas (Issue and return, Reservation of materials services, OPAC search services, Email notification service, Article alert service, New arrivals lists services, Table of contents service) are discussed. Outcomes indicate that issue and return services, reservation of materials services, OPAC search services, and new arrivals lists services this services are around 50% of effectiveness. This paper investigates this phenomenon of consistent computerized library services.

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10-03-2015

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Chandrashekara, J., Adithyakumari, H., & James, A. (2015). User’s Perceptions of Effectiveness of Computerized Services at the VTU Research Center Libraries, India: A Study. Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services, 5(1), 20–28. https://doi.org/10.51983/ijiss.2015.5.1.420

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2015): January-June 2015

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