Awareness And Use Of Library Resources And Services: A Survey

This paper examines awareness and use of library resources and services among students of Sree Siddaganga College, Tumakuru. Out of the 300 questionnaires distributed, a total of 280 were collected from the students. The data collected from the returned questionnaires were systematically analysed using SPSS. The study found that the majority (52.1%) of the respondents are male. It was noticed that the majority (37%) of the respondents chose a Bachelor of Commerce degree as their course of study. The data indicate that 100% of respondents are aware of traditional library resources like textbooks, magazines, question banks, newspapers, novels, dictionaries, and general knowledge books. This paper identifies that nearly all respondents (98.9%) are aware of the Internet services offered by the college. It may also reflect a growing self-reliance among students, possibly due to the availability of Internet search engines and databases, which reduce the need for traditional reference support.