Determinants of library's effectiveness and efficiency: A study of collection development, organization and services of Maulana Azad Library, AMU (India)

Khan, Abdul Mannan; Zaidi, S. Mustafa

doi:10.1016/j.lcats.2011.08.002

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“…The study's findings are supported by the study of Ameen and Haider (2007), who found that 97% of faculty members of most of the libraries were actively involved in the selection of library resources in university libraries. The findings also support the results of Khan and Zaidi (2011), who revealed that 67.9% of teachers, 39.1% scholars and 12.1% of students recommend the resources and participated in the collection development process of the library. The findings of this study in case of participation of faculty members in the collection development process also supported by the study of Adewuyi and Ajayi (2005), Khan (2010), Owolabi and Akintola (2010), Cabonero and Mayrena (2012) and Kasalu and Ojiambo (2012), whereas the findings of this study contrast with the study of Donabedian et al (2020) from the studies given in literature review.…”

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Research scholars and faculty members perception and participation in collection development of university libraries of Northern India – a comparative study

Singh

Mahajan

2021

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Purpose This study aims to investigate research scholars’ and faculty members’ perception, participation in collection development, satisfaction with the adequacy of the library collection and challenges faced during the recommendation of resources in selected university libraries of Northern India. Design/methodology/approach The data was collected with the help of a structured questionnaire from the research scholars and faculty members from all disciplines of five universities of Northern India. The comparison between the researchers and faculty members was carried out within the university, as well as across the universities. A total of 652 questionnaires were distributed, out of which 465 filled questionnaires were finally selected for data analysis. The collected data was analyzed with the help of SPSS and the hypotheses were tested using Chi-square (χ²) test. Findings The survey results found significant differences in awareness of collection development policy (CDP), as well as the recommendation of resources (i.e. textbooks, reference books, journals and magazines and non-book materials) between the research scholars and faculty members across the libraries. However, no significant difference was found between the opinion of the research scholars and faculty members on the adequacy of library collection across the libraries. Research limitations/implications The study was limited to five university libraries of North India which included Maharishi Dayanand University (Rohtak) and Kurukshetra University (Kurukshetra) from the State of Haryana Panjab University from Union Territory of Chandigarh and Punjabi University (Patiala) and Guru Nanak Dev University (Amritsar) from the state of Punjab. Practical implications The outcomes of this study will undoubtedly help the library authorities and management to understand the awareness of users (i.e. research scholars and faculty members) about the collection development process such as CDP of the library, kind of resources recommend, their assessment on adequacy of different kind of resources and their ultimate satisfaction from it. Originality/value The study is an extensive survey about the perception and participation of research scholars and faculty members in the collection development process of their respective libraries and indicates their satisfaction from the library collection.

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Research scholars and faculty members perception and participation in collection development of university libraries of Northern India – a comparative study

Singh

Mahajan

2021

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“…The literature on collection development is vast. Some of the studies were conducted by Khan (2015), Khan and Bhatti (2015), Hussain and Abalkhail (2013), Sivathaasan (2013), Kasalu and Ojiambo (2012), Khan (2012), Mangrum and Pozzebon (2012), Khan and Zaidi (2011), Okello-Obura (2010), Kassim (2009), Mallaiah and Gowda (2009), Adams and Noel (2008), Howard (2007) and Seneviratne (2006).…”

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An analysis of collection development in the university libraries of Pakistan

Khan

Bhatti

2016

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Purpose – The study aims to explore the factors which influence collection development and management in academic libraries. In libraries and information centres, collection development is considered an essential element of the information life cycle. Collection development and management activities do not emanate from a vacuum. Several factors have a direct bearing on the way in which collections are developed and managed in the academic libraries. These factors are bridges and barriers for effective collection development and management. Design/methodology/approach – An extensive review of the available literature was made to conduct the study. Findings – The study found that several factors have a direct bearing on the way in which collections are developed and managed in the academic libraries. These factors include goals of collection development and management policies and procedures, user needs, collection development policies (CDPs), collection development budgets, collection evaluation to determine the strength and weaknesses of various subjects in the collections, selection of reading materials, formats in which materials are selected, the issues of access versus ownership, cooperative collection development, resource-sharing programs and legal issues in collection development and management. Originality/value – This study provides an overview of various factors that influence collection development activities in the academic libraries. It provides an insight for the selectors of library resources to take these factors into account for building effective collections in the academic libraries of Pakistan and abroad.

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“…Ghosh and Panda (2010) examines the current status of collection development and access to serials in the Indian Institute of Technology in India. Khan and Zaidi (2011) in their study finds that the library collection in the AMU library is adequate enough for their users. AMU library users were also satisfied with the existing infrastructure of library and organization of their collections.…”

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A study on collection development and its organizational pattern of university libraries in Uttar Pradesh (India)

Khan

2016

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Purpose – The purpose of the study is to know the collection development and its organizational pattern of university libraries in India. Design/methodology/approach – For the purpose of the study, three sets of questionnaire were prepared by the researcher and furnished to librarians and acquisition librarians (collection development in charge) of these referred libraries. Findings – The survey reveals that the old centralized universities are better placed in terms of all the parameters of collection development. It is also being revealed that there is a difference between the two old centralized and newly centralized universities especially in Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, the de-novo centralized university. It has to do a lot in the sphere of information technology (IT) application and IT-enabled services to the users. Furthermore, there is a conspicuous difference between the two categories that the newly centralized universities are highly lagging behind the old centralized universities in organizational patter of collection development. Originality/value – There are a number of studies on collection development in the world, but this is the first of its kind within Indian Universities.

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Determinants of library's effectiveness and efficiency: A study of collection development, organization and services of Maulana Azad Library, AMU (India)

Cited by 6 publications

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Research scholars and faculty members perception and participation in collection development of university libraries of Northern India – a comparative study

Research scholars and faculty members perception and participation in collection development of university libraries of Northern India – a comparative study

An analysis of collection development in the university libraries of Pakistan

A study on collection development and its organizational pattern of university libraries in Uttar Pradesh (India)

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