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COLLEGE LIBRARY SERVICES IN MARATHWADA REGION: IMPACT OF NAAC ACCREDITATION . Dr. Shivshankar Ghumre Dr. Dharmaraj Veer. Objectives of the study. To know the present status of NAAC accredited colleges in Marathwada . To survey college library services in the Marathwada region.
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COLLEGE LIBRARY SERVICES IN MARATHWADA REGION: IMPACT OF NAAC ACCREDITATION Dr. ShivshankarGhumre Dr. Dharmaraj Veer
Objectives of the study • To know the present status of NAAC accredited colleges in Marathwada. • To survey college library services in the Marathwada region. • To examine the budgetary provision of these libraries. • To study the extent of Information Technology application in the libraries under survey. • To identify, if any, lacunas in the library facilities, services and other infrastructure facilities.
Hypothesiss The following are the some of the major hypotheses formulated for the study. • Library Budget Increased by yearly. • Most of the College Libraries used SOUL Software for Library Automation. • The library services are improved due to NAAC accreditation.
Scope and Limitations • This study is limited to 116 NAAC accredited Arts, Commerce and Science college libraries in Marathwada affiliated to SRTMU, Nanded and Dr. BAMU, Aurangabad. Out of these colleges, only 80 colleges were responded to the questionnaire. The researcher has undertaken only NAAC accredited colleges. However, professional colleges i.e. of Law, B.Ed., Engineering, Management, Information Technology etc. are excluded from the study.
Research Methodology • Descriptive method for research has been used for the study. The researcher has used questionnaire for the data collection.
Age of the Librarian vs It Based Services Provided in the Library
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Impact of NAAC Accreditation On College Library Facilities • .
Conclusions and Implications • It is noted that in the financial year 2005-06; 2008-09 and 2009-10 library expenditure was more that library budget. On an average, per capita expenditure in college libraries during financial year 2009 -10 was Rs. 232.89. Not a single library fulfills the standards suggested by Ranganathan, Radhakrishnah and Kothari. • It is also observed that 33.75% libraries were using SOUL software for computerized catalogue. Almost all (33.75%) libraries were kept and maintained separate terminal for OPAC to users, therefore it is noted that, the libraries having search modes are as the SOUL software search modes. • It is noted that there has been an outstanding increase in the library facility after the NAAC accreditation; it is found that there is an altogether 17% increase in the library facility after NAAC accreditation. • It comes out as fact that the services provided by the library have been double and increase of them is more than 40 percent after the NAAC accreditation.