Since the university library is committed to provide an excellent service for its users, it has to develop an ongoing dialog with the users. One of the main tools that can be used to assess the library services is the user surveys. This study was undertaken to assess library user satisfaction with current information services and resources while identifying user needs. A questionnaire based survey was used for data collection. The questionnaires were distributed among 800 undergraduates who visit the library. It was found that the undergraduates are overall satisfied with available library resources, services and facilities. But it further found that library resources and services are not being fully utilized by undergraduates. Based on these findings, it was recommended that a comprehensive information literacy program should be conducted to promote awareness and use of electronic information resources. It was also recommended that the library should increase the acquisition of electronic information sources while continuing to acquire general and reference materials to fulfill the current research needs of the users.
This paper presents a bibliometric study of US research literature emanating from Sri Lanka over 141 articles from the twa LIS journals for the period from 1997 to 2007.Data collected from the two journals namely Journal of University Librarian's Association (JULA) and the Sri Lanka Library Review were analyzed to examine the type of US research , areas of LIS research and research strategies and data collection methods used by the LIS researchers in Sri Lanka. This paper also
This study analyses the citations of Masters Theses on Sociology at the University of Peradeniya submitted from 1995 to 2012 to determine the format and age of materials used and most frequently cited journals. The citation analysis method was used as the data collection method and the citations were extracted from the title pages and reference lists of each of the theses. Data obtained from 12 masters theses were examined in June, 2013. The study found that 56% of cited items were monographs followed by 22% were journals, 8.5% were reports, 4% were web resources and 3.7% were conference proceedings. This is contrary with other citation analysis, which found that journals are the most frequently used format. The study also revealed that nine journal titles are the most frequently cited journals by sociology graduates. The study indicated that the average age of materials used was 10-20 years. The findings and implications of the research for collection development have been discussed. This study could serve as a collection development tool that can be used as a model for the library to identify the primary sources for acquisitions and also as a guide for collection maintenance.
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