Information Gathering Pattern of Users of a Public Library: A Survey
Published: 2021
Author(s) Name: N. Sundareswaran, E. S. Kavitha |
Author(s) Affiliation: Department of Library and Information Science, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Abstract
This study has made an attempt at examining the present day
trends of users’ perception of library services and availability
of resources in public libraries in one of the western states of
Tamil Nadu, the District Central Public Library at Erode. This
study highlighted numerous elements, which include the sexwise
distribution of respondents; marital status; education;
profession; library resources; frequency of visit; and satisfaction
status regarding library offerings and assets. A total number of
200 questionnaires were distributed to the respondents who
visit the Erode district public library. Out of the 200 samples, we
received only 177 duly filled questionnaires. Further, all the valued
data were tabulated and interpreted; the testing of hypothesis
with relevant statistical tools, such as chi-square test using the
current version of SPSS was carried out for better results. The
major findings are the huge proportion of users (62.71%) was
male and the largest numbers of respondents (64, 36.16%) were
graduates, It is noted that more number of users (61, 34.47%) were
employed participating in this research and it is also found that
a large number of users (119, 67.23%) were from the rural area.
Keywords: User Perception, User Study, Survey, Public Library, District Central Library, Gathering Pattern, Erode
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