Assessing Indian Academic Library Services with ACRL/ALA Standards for Libraries in Higher Education: a Model

Authors

  • Manju Vijayakumar
     Amrita Deemed University, Kollam, Kerala
  • J. K. Vijayakumar
     American University of Antigua, Antigua, West Indies

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2008/v45i4/44283

Keywords:

Academic Library Services, Assessment, ACRL/ALA Standards, India, Case Study, Amritapuri Campus Library, Amrita University

Abstract

A comparison of his library services of the Amritapuri campus library of the Amrita University with the ACRL/ALA standards is made as a case study and presented in this paper. It is found that majority of the rooms given in to standards are followed in the library under study.

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References

Libraries in Higher Education, Standards for. [June 2004]: ACRL. http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlstandards/standardslibraries.htm: accessed on May 6, 2007.

Amritapuri Campus Library. Online at http://amritapuri.amrita.edu/library/index.htm: accessed on May 6, 2007.

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Published

2008-12-10

How to Cite

Vijayakumar, M., & Vijayakumar, J. K. (2008). Assessing Indian Academic Library Services with ACRL/ALA Standards for Libraries in Higher Education: a Model. Journal of Information and Knowledge, 45(4), 473–484. https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2008/v45i4/44283

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Volume 45, Issue 4, December 2008

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Received 2013-12-31
Accepted 2013-12-31
Published 2008-12-10