2013
DOI: 10.47657/201314722
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Use of University’s Library Websites in Pakistan: An Evaluation

Abstract: This study presents findings from a user-based evaluation of the use of Pakistani university's library websites. A questionnaire [printed and electronic] was used to collect the data from 17 universities. A purposive sample of 60 users from each university based on their academic role difference [faculty, researchers, graduates and undergraduates] was drawn. The findings of the study show that use of university library websites in Pakistan was satisfactory. Patrons who frequently used the Internet and library … Show more

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“…The situation in developing countries like Pakistan is not good. The libraries took initiatives for union catalogue development; however, they Begg (1979), Haider (1998Haider ( , 2003, Haider and Mahmood (2007), Jaswal (1990, Jaswal, 2005, Madge and Robu (2019), Mairaj and El-Hadi (2012), Mairaj (2019), Muthanna and Sang (2019), Petersen et al (2009) and Visakhi and Hasan (2013) reported similar results. The scarcity of literature on the topic has also been observed in Pakistan to find out the prevailing scenario.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 90%
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“…The situation in developing countries like Pakistan is not good. The libraries took initiatives for union catalogue development; however, they Begg (1979), Haider (1998Haider ( , 2003, Haider and Mahmood (2007), Jaswal (1990, Jaswal, 2005, Madge and Robu (2019), Mairaj and El-Hadi (2012), Mairaj (2019), Muthanna and Sang (2019), Petersen et al (2009) and Visakhi and Hasan (2013) reported similar results. The scarcity of literature on the topic has also been observed in Pakistan to find out the prevailing scenario.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 90%
“…Therefore, university libraries must coordinate collection development and develop a union catalogue. Efforts have been made and reported in the past for this purpose but have remained fruitless for various reasons (Haider and Mahmood, 2007;Jaswal, 1990Jaswal, , 2005Mairaj, 2019). Therefore, it is necessary to know the present status of the university libraries in Lahore regarding union catalogue development.…”
Section: Problem Statementmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Moreover, Pakistani libraries were also lacking in website development guidelines (Qutab and Mahmood, 2009). Mairaj (2013) reported that at present more libraries are developing websites and that several university libraries have developed their own websites. Some websites are still made up of static web pages with minimum information about the library resources, staff and services.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%