Expectations and Perceptions of the Users of the National Law School of India University Library(NLSIU): A Study
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Department of Studies in Library and information science, Manasagangothri, Mysore
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National Law School of India University, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore 560072K. S. Madhu
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https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2006/v43i1/44287Keywords:
User Study, Law Library, National Law School of India University Library.Abstract
This paper titled "Expectations and Perceptions of the Users of the National Law School of India University Library (NLSIU): A study" is a case study of the NLSIU Library located at Bangalore, the silicon valley of India. This Law School is one of the unique autonomous bodies in the field. The perceptions of the library users towards the facilities and services offered are presented in an objective manner. The study reveals that majority of the users are male and students form the largest number of library visitors. Most of the users are under 21–25 years age group. Many of them visit the library to prepare for projects and seminars. They find the library ambience homely and tidy. Journals, which are used most by the users, are published mainly from India and U.S.A. "Economic and Political Weekly" (India) is the highest ranking journal. They find quality of the book collection in this library excellent. The NLSIU Library users 'Google' is the most preferred search engine for literature search.
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Accepted 2013-12-31
Published 2006-03-04
