Changing Scenario of Information Needs of Library Users with Special Reference to Women B.Ed Institutions in Jhunjhunu City

Abstract

Women B.Ed. Institution in Jhunjhunu city in Rajasthan state library being considered as knowledge hub caters to the information needs of diverse categories of users like library users, research scholars, scientists, teachers, etc. by providing access to wide variety of learning resources. Apart from print resources Women B.Ed. Institution in Jhunjhunu city in Rajasthan state libraries are increasingly adding electronic resources like E-Books, E-Journals, E-Theses, databases, E-Standards, Institutional repositories, consortia, online public access catalogue and other networked resources to their collections which have been widely used nowadays as primarily for teaching, learning as well as research activities. Since the Library users are not involved in any kind of research work thus presumed to make use of most resources of books/notes/ e-books to fulfill their academic need The present review study is being conducted to ascertain the kind of information resources mostly used by the Library users and further to know their changing scenario level about resources & services of the library. It is basically a systematic review of studies conducted in the past to know their changing scenario level; information needs behavior and attitude towards different resources used in achieving the academic goals