Abstract
User awareness simply means to educate the user. Readers are not aware with the library procedures systems and collection. The topic of present study is “Awareness and use of E-Resources in Delhi university, JamiaMilliaIslamia and jawaharlal Nehru: A comparative study” the main objective of the study is to find out the awareness and use of E-resources among the users of sample of selected universities and also provide the basic information about information sources and resources and how to exploit such resources effectively and efficiently. Through purposive sampling about 200 users from each university were selected for the proposed study. Sample of 600 users from Delhi University, JamiaMilliaIslamia, and Jawaharlal Nehru University. The questionnaire was developed was researcher and used as a tool of data collection. Data was analyzed through percentage method. The main finding of the study is that it was found that UG & PG students of JMI, JNU and DU are 100% aware about the book service available in the library.
Highlights
Awareness has been known by many different names: library literacy, library orientation, bibliographic instruction, user education, information skills training and information literacy
The study has shown that user education is constrained by various factors, so affecting the image of library, library usage frequency, and library use instruction patterns
The responses illustrate that existing practices of user education programmes are organized on an informal basis in most universities; some provide together formal and informal schemes
Summary
Awareness has been known by many different names: library literacy, library orientation, bibliographic instruction, user education, information skills training and information literacy. The user awareness meant for fresher as well as existing and potential users of the library. User awareness means to educate the user. Readers are not aware with the library procedures systems and collection. It is an introduction given to reader to help them to make the best use of library. Modern library considered a service institution its aim is to make most effective use of the resources and services by the user’s documents are the artificial entities.
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