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Users Attitude towards Library Resources in a University Environment: A Case Study of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Library Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

. Dr. M. Antina Pathumaragam Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science Sadakathullah Appa College, Tirunelveli – 627 011


Abstract

This paper discusses about the Users’ Attitude towards Library Resources in a University Environment: A Case Study of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Library Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India. Now-a-days, academic libraries are having more resources in the electronic form. The collection consists of open–access journals, electronic theses and dissertations, audio files and transcripts, maps, newspapers, photographs, manuscripts and rare books, and historical materials.. In this study, totally 600 questionnaires were distributed to the respondents among the respondents in selected College Libraries in Tirunelveli District. Out of 600, 545 questionnaires were returned by the respondents. It is found that the awareness of the library resources among the respondents of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University and the respondents have given first priority to ‘Books’. The purposes namely ‘Abstracting / Indexing journals’ and ‘Year books / Almanacs’ are given the second and third preference respectively. The least preference was given ‘Encyclopedia’.

Keywords: Users Attitude; Library Resources; Awareness; Usage; MSU

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