Abstract
Distance learners engage in self-study with limited face to face contacts. Library support services are one of the most important support services that are provided for distance learners by the Institution. This study investigates the usage of the borrowing facility by the distance learners of the Kandy and Matara Regional Centres (KRC and MRC). The study reveals the characteristics of the borrowing facility users and the reasons for obtaining/not obtaining library membership at their regional centre libraries. This study also reveals the problems faced by the learners in using the book borrowing facility and the promotion of these facilities by the regional centre libraries. Further, the study also investigates the information seeking behavior of distance learners who registered at the two regional centres. DOI: 10.4038/ouslj.v5i0.2143 OUSL Journal Vol.5 2009 60-75
Highlights
Distance learners engage in self-study with limited face to face contacts
Out of 177 respondents 52.5% of them were from Kandy Regional Centre (KRC) and 47.5% were from Matara Regional Centre (MRC)
The findings reveal that 36% of KRC and 60% of MRC learners have stated that they use other libraries to find material for their studies as the centre libraries do not have the relevant material
Summary
Distance learners engage in self-study with limited face to face contacts. Library support services are one of the most important support services that are provided for distance learners by the Institution. This study investigates the usage of the borrowing facility by the distance learners of the Kandy and Matara Regional Centres (KRC and MRC). This study reveals the problems faced by the learners in using the book borrowing facility and the promotion of these facilities by the regional centre libraries. The study investigates the information seeking behavior of distance learners who registered at the two regional centres. The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) was established in 1980 and is one of the fifteen state-owned universities functioning under the Universities Act No 16 of 1978 It is the only national university which offers study programmes through Open and Distance Learning (ODL). Different support systems are provided for each type of material used
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