Library and information patronage to information seeking: A case study of library services in select colleges in Karnataka
- IASLIC Bulletin
- 70(1), Mar, 2025: p.3-14
Purpose: Methodology: Findings: Originality and Value: Keywords: Article Type: The study has highlighted the importance of library in information seeking. When in need of information, individuals often look for a library as a key source. The libraries worldwide have assumed the library patronage of fulfilling information needs of its seekers. The investigator used the questionnaire tool and made personal visits to libraries to collect the relevant data for the study. The study selected 17 college libraries comprising more than 700 faculty members who are the library clientele in this study. The paper highlights how the College libraries support the academics for their information needs, and support the user seeking behaviour with well-mannered library and information services within their means and facilities. The case study is of KLE Society's colleges in Karnataka - a society 100 years old in standing and some of the colleges and their library and information centres are also very resourceful and the college libraries provide variety of traditional and IT based services to their users and thus the patronage is assessed in this study. –Reproduced