Use of Library Resources by the Faculty and Students of Medical and Allied Colleges in Goa State: A Study

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine the data collected from the respondents of the medical and allied colleges in Goa state, with the aim of improving the existing Library an Information Services offered by the medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, homoeopathic and Ayurveda colleges in the state. Methodology: Survey method adopted for the present study. A structured questionnaire was designed keeping the objectives in mind and distributed to the students and faculty members and collected the required primary data. Collected data were analyzed using statistical tools. Findings: It is clear from the study that, the English language is most familiar among the respondents as the percentage of respondents knowing the English language is about 99 per cent followed by Hindi accounting 95 per cent and then Konkani having 81 per cent of respondents. Majority of the respondents visit the library every day which is followed by the respondents who visit library thrice in a week as their percentage is accordingly around 43 and 20 per cent. This indicates that majority of the respondents visit the library very frequently.80 per cent of the respondents are having satisfaction with the library working hours. Students feel more convenient than faculties with respect to the location of the library.