User Education Programs in Universit Libraries:Feedback from Faculty

Authors

  • Ishappa Bandi
     Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani), Vidya Vihar, Pilani, Rajasthan
  • K. C. Ramakrishnegowda
     Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Karnataka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2016/v53i4/96981

Keywords:

Awareness, Impact of User Education, Social Science Faculty, User Education.

Abstract

This article is based on analysis of data gathered from Social Science faculty in ten State Universities in Maharashtra that are conducting user education programs. 291 (82.97%) Social Science faculty responded to the questionnaire. Data analysis reveals that only 35.05% of the respondents attended user education programs. Most professors were 'Not aware' of the programs while more than half of 'Associate Professors' (54.29%) attended these programs. Majority (58.42%) of the Social Science faculty have 'not attended any program' - 'No time to attend' (43.20%), 'Lack of information' (36.80%) are the primary reasons for not attending these programmes. But majority of the faculty have indicated that these programs are useful to them (68.73%) and 97.50 percent of these respondents indicated that their 'accessing the Online Sources' will improve immensely.

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Author Biography

Ishappa Bandi, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS Pilani), Vidya Vihar, Pilani, Rajasthan

Deputy Librarian, University Library

References

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Bhatti, Rubina. An Evaluation of User-Education Programs in the University Libraries of Pakistan. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). Paper 316. Accessed on 29/04/2016 http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/316

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Published

2016-08-31

How to Cite

Bandi, I., & Ramakrishnegowda, K. C. (2016). User Education Programs in Universit Libraries:Feedback from Faculty. Journal of Information and Knowledge, 53(4), 313–316. https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2016/v53i4/96981

Issue

Volume 53, Issue 4, August 2016

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Articles

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Received 2016-07-02
Accepted 2016-08-16
Published 2016-08-31