Performance Evaluation of Karnataka State University Library Resources and Services:A Librarians Approach

Abstract

Library service is the supreme activity to attract the attention of the user community. It is more so in the case of a university library. Looking at the commitment of the university library to promote the cause of healthy higher education, it is essential on the part of the library professionals to evaluate and assesses the usability of the library resources in the light of the vast amount of investment made in acquiring the information resources and the cost of the manpower in managing the library activity. This paper reveals one such attempt with reference to the university libraries in the state of Karnataka which is a part of Independent India.

Keywords

• Performance evaluation
• University library
• Library resources
• Library services
• Collection development