Authors
Sanjana Joshi
Abstract
The operation of the university libraries in the competitive environment and providing services and resources is considered as one of the biggest challenges for the engagement of students. The attention towards these topics is of limited amount and time. The designing and the planning of awareness of library and the literacy of information programs which is most specifically for the new students who have presented themselves as a librarians in recent times. The main purpose of this paper is to determine the research findings of the study that examines the experience of students ‘with research, library and the usage of information before visiting the university and their attitude towards the information and library. The involvement of Library is seen in the information literacy program delivery among students of the university with an effort to engage them and make them involved in activities throughout universities. This paper evaluates what efforts are taking by the library to engage students in the library and the use of information. The paper also includes the suggestions which are to provide sufficient funds, staff should be trained, an education program for students and the e-library provision by students. Keywords: university library, e-library, information literacy programs
Introduction
With the increase in the number of library users, the users are continuously using web service to access the information and the services of libraries are based on the web has risen drastically over the years. According to various researchers, print materials are very famous or popular among universities, and with an increasing number of students of university, they are using web resources for their research. The library use is emerging for the usage of web tools and their successive applications in library sciences provides every librarian having the great opportunities that helps in efficiency improvement and the library services effectiveness. The new information technologies which are using by libraries have introduced Web 2.0 tool which is having the same energy. All types of Libraries have embraced Web 2.0 technologies which is considered as a method for promoting themselves within the community of users, to communicate with the patrons, to educate the users of library and distribution of the users among other uses.
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