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Awareness Programmers in Utilizing Library

Resources in Public Libraries in Telangana - A Study

Ramancha.Devendar

M.L.I.C Dept of Library science

INTRODUCTION:

The higher education system in India includes both private and public universities. Public

universities are supported by the Government of India and the state governments, while private

universities are mostly supported by various bodies and societies. Universities in India are

recognized by the university Grants Commission (UGC), which are draws its power from the

university Grants Commission Act, 1956 in addition, 15 Professional Councils are established,

Controlling different aspects of accreditation and coordination. Deemed University or Deemed- to-be-university, is a status of autonomy granted by the Department of Higher Education in the

Union Human Resource Development Ministry, on the advice of the UGC, under section 3 of

UGC Act.

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University Libraries

University libraries all over world have their

own place of importance in the scheme of

higher learning. Libraries are not only

repositories of knowledge but also

dispensers of such knowledge. There is no

doubt that where libraries of universities and

institutions of higher learning are ignored or

not given due recognition, the country as a

whole suffers because the standards of

study, teaching and research very heavily

depend upon the qualities and quantitative

service rendered by the university libraries.

The Radhakrishnan Commission (1948-49)

expressed that “the library is the heart of all

the university’s work directly so, as regards

its research work and indirectly as regards

its educational work, which derives its life

from research. Scientific research needs the

library as well as its laboratories while for

humanistic research the library is both

library and the laboratory in one. Both for

humanistic and scientific studies, a first

class library is essential in a university.”

(India, 1949) can be seen in respect of the

indicatives taken by the Central Government

considering the vital importance of higher

education and role of libraries in the

educational development, commitment to

fulfill the demand of higher education, and

the foundation of the UGC in 1953 by an

Act of Parliament. The Radhakrishnan

Commission (1948) recognized the value

and importance of a well equipped and

organized library system and its role in

higher education. It had found many

drawbacks and pitfalls in the university

libraries and had made many

recommendations for the improvement of

library facilities. The Ranganathan

Committee appointed by the UGC in 1957,

made some outstanding recommendations,

which included standards for library

building, collection development, staff and

services and furniture etc. These

recommendations were accepted by the

UGC and forwarded for the implementation.

The Kothari Commission also made

valuable recommendations for this purpose,

but the role of the University Grants

Commission deserves special mention,

because it has played a vital role by

“regularly providing appropriate grants and

funds to all universities for development of

libraries, to purchase books and journals

etc., construction of new library buildings

and for library equipment and furniture.”

(Ojha 1980) Dr. D.S.Kothari, the chairman

of university Grants Commission, said,

“Libraries play a vital role in the

development of institutions of higher

learning. The University Grants

Commission attaches great importance to

the strengthening of library facilities in the

universities and colleges and their efficient

administration. The commission has also

been giving grants to institutions for books

and journals construction of library building

and appointment of library staff.” (India,

1965) one of the most remarkable and

identifiable development in the history of

higher education and libraries was the

foundation of the INFLIBNET IN 1991.

Information and Library Network

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(INFLIBNET) Centre is an autonomous

Inter-University of the UGC of India. It is a

major National Programme imitated by the

UGC in 1991 with its Head Quarters at

Gujarat University Campus, Ahmadabad.

REVIEW OF LITERATURE:

S.M.Zabed Ahmed conducted a survey of

students use of and satisfaction with

university subscribed online resurces in

two specialized universities in a developing

country. The findings indicate that many

students do not use university subscribed

resources, the faculty members can play a

crucial role in encouraging and promoting

the use of resources by students. They can

refer students to online resources or

indicate their availability in the course

packs so that the students can use and refer

to the resources readily.

C. Srinivasa Raju, V. Pulla Reddy and

K.Surendra Babu evaluated libraries of

Engineering colleges affiliated to JNTU- Anantapur as per AICTE Norms, Analysis

of data collected from the librarians of 37

selected engineering colleges by simple

random method out of 119 colleges using a

questionnaire reveals that majority of the

engineering college libraries are fulfilling

AICTE norms with regard to number of

titles(75%) and volumes of books(83%)

majority of them are fulfilling AICTE

norms with regard to subscription of

national journals (56%) and international

journals (75%) and are not fulfilling with

regard to subscription of e-journals (97%).

AICTE norms regarding classification of

books according to standard scheme is

fulfilled by all the libraries.

Anna Kaushik Evaluated National

Institutes of Technology (NITs) Library

websites the study aims evaluate and

analyze the services, facilities and

information available on the website of 28

National Institute of Technology (NITs). It

is found that contents and information are

varying in NIT library website so and almost

every NIT library website is a member of

INDEST consortium and subscribing e- resources through this consortium as well as

from other e-publishers. Indian Institutes of

Technology and Indian Institutes of

Management and so on to maintain the

quality of the library website.

Khaiser Nikam and Dhruva Kumar

evaluated the Effective use of Electronic

journals by the Academia, This study aims

to examine the user behavior of 66 out of

100 research scholars and faculty members

of selectes department at the University of

Mysore like environmental scienc,

sericulture science, zoology and genetics

from the sample.Structred questionnaire

with 5 points scale was used and the mean

and SD values were calculated using SPSS.

The major findings are; users use both print

and electronics sources of information,

majority of the respondents have learnt to

use e-journals effectively from

friend/colleagues.

Tanveer Haider Naqvi conducted study

Use of Collection and Services by P.G.

Students and Research Scholars in

GBPUAT Library, India. The aim of this

study to find out the use of library collection