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The present study is an evaluation of the authorship and collaboration pattern in the International Journal of Information Dissemination and Technology (IJIDT) during 2011-2022. A total of 563 contributions were published during the study period out of which 175 articles are published by a single author and 388 articles are published by two or more two authors. It is clear from the study that multiple authorship patterns are prominent in the IJIDT journal. In the study it has been counted that the average degree of collaboration was 1.81, the average collaboration coefficient was 0.40, the average modified collaboration coefficient was 0.40, the average relative growth rate was 0.21, and the average time to double was 5.15. The highest activity index for India is counted in the years 2015, 2016, and 2021 respectively, and the lowest activity index is counted in 2014. The highest world activity index has been counted in the year 2014 which is 265.07 and the lowest is 0.00 in the years 2105, 2016, and 2021 respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper conducts a critical analysis of the books borrowed by MBA students of the enrolled batches of the academic year: 2017 & 2018 at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Library, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. The analysis throws light on the different aspects such as several books borrowed, authorship pattern of the borrowed books, a chronology of the borrowed books, country-wide distribution of borrowed books, type of publisher, rank list of the publishers, rank list of the mostfrequently borrowed titles. After analysis of each point, appropriate conclusions were drawn. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction The user is the key person in any library. All the luxuries of information revolution and problems of information explosion center on the user and his convenience. Understanding the [...]

Introduction In developing countries like India, circulation and loan of documents from a library collection is a vital medium for the dissemination of information and knowledge. Circulation of books for [...]

The present paper discusses the user perception and prefereces towards print and e-Resources. The main objetive of this study is to examine the purpose of the use of print or e-resources among students. To study the preferences and opinions on print and e-resources the investigator selected the UG and PG students of VTU affileated to Mysore region engineering colleges. The study reveals that the transition from print to electronic is the main factor during the past decade. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to assess the level of satisfaction of users of library resources in autonomous college libraries represented by MBA students. Filled in questionnaires were collected from 250 students to assess their level of satisfaction in regard to quality deliverables and usage of diverse print resources being offered to them by the libraries. The analysis disclose that the level of satisfaction of users in private colleges was more than the level of satisfaction of users in consent colleges in regard to text books, reference books, project reports and question papers. However, with regard to periodicals the users of concern colleges were more satisfied than the users of private colleges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]