Academic Libraries in general, and University Libraries in particular provide service to different categories of users of different subject background. There are many factors for providing effective library services like, adequate and good collections from all subjects being taught in the university, availability of assistance for using library resources and facilities, behaviour of the library staff towards the Library users, Opening hours of the library, adequate number of Computer system to access E-resources subscribed by the Library, user orientation programme for newly admitted students of the University etc. Finally user feedback is considered as a more reliable factor in finding effectiveness of any library.
One of the best library I had ever seen. Most of the books are available here. But the problem is they are few in number.
ReplyDeleteInfrastructure should be develop. Library timing should extended up to midnight
ReplyDeleteInfrastructure should be better and develop.All the services should be provide to the user in a better way.library should open 24*7 hours for study.library's e- resource services is very much useful for users but the PCs are few, that's way the users don't access perfectly.So I request to the librarian to provide more PCs for user's use.
ReplyDeletelibrary must be provide 24/7 service. Infrastructure should be develop . current news should be update through library services. develop resources for satisfy to the user specially e- resources.
ReplyDeleteThe Library has a vast collection of documents but it does not satisfy the needs of all discipline's user & the most important thing is the Library hour should be extended.
ReplyDeleteKeeping the use of electronic information the internet and computer facility should be improved. Library should observe open access week to develop an open educational environment in the university with the exception of subscription based information.
ReplyDeletelibrary is the good environment for user to study. in this library there are huge collection of books, journals, periodicals etc. but the users do not get exact document as their needs. so the collection of books should be increased. In the library PCs are few, so users would not access properly. That's way PCs also should be increased as users benefit.
ReplyDeleteAesthetically Prof. B. Behera Central library, Samblpur University is the best place for the study. Users are attracted for its natural beauty with the surrounding of the spectacular hill. This is the heart of the university and of the students to make the essential reading habit for the successfulness of the learning. But in the pragmatic point of view it is not technically sound for which the students are not so interested to visit the library. Optimist users or students always wants the new, but here the fact thing is that the present era is gradually being developed with the technical advancement. Keeping in view this library has not yet grown in technical aspect. The present horizon of knowledge depends upon the internet or network, so in addition to that the library should be automated for providing the easy, efficient and effective library services and for the quick retrieval of the information through the network. In these days it is indispensible and crucial to digitize the library for the remote access of the resources. However, this blog will be able to recognise the users with the facilities provided by the library & can acquainted with its services. For the present time the creation of blog is a novel work of the library; through which the students, scholars, office staffs of the university as well as faculties will be able to share their own feelings, suggestions and can be a part to make the library best one.
ReplyDeleteMost of the book are still in store it should be placed in the reading or issue section...n adequate staff are required for proper maintananced of the libray.it is one the huge and best library i have seeen and step should be tanken for mantanaince of it.
ReplyDeleteThere are lot of problems in this library like water, book distribution, problem in the time of book returning without current, and many more. The most dangerous problem is that, although books are supplied to this library,because of the shortage of official and workers these books are could not enlisted in time so that we students are facing a lot of problemsssssss.................................. Thus the university authority should take appropriate step to solve these problems and i m thinking that these type of problems may be prevailed through out the country and thus the govt should step out to solve this type of problems........
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ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of problems are facing by student in our library like availibility of staff,duration of time our for the returnig of books and the most visible problem is shortage of new version of books.So i request to the autherity of the life that please solve this problem so that students will be greatful for that service.
ReplyDeleteThe library is called the temple for student but in our university central library student facing many problem like there is not availability of needy books,there is not availability of any types of electrical backup system,the study time is limited,the AC is not working,library is not being colored/ whitewashed since many years,the bee hive create problem for the reader.
ReplyDeleteLibrary study hour should be extended
ReplyDeleteProblems encountered in Prof. Bhubaneswar Behera Central Library:
ReplyDeletei. The library does not use any library automation package
ii. The library does not have any separate section for e-Resources
iii. The library is a member of UGC-INFONET Programme and Library Consortia for e-Resources but its status is very unsatisfied
iv. The library has some selected full text e-resources i.e. Emerald, Elsevier’s Science Direct etc. but does not have any bibliographic database i.e. Web of Science, SciFinder Scholar, MathSciNet, etc.
v. The library does not have any Collection Development Policies for e-Resources
vi. The library does not collect the user’s opinions to evaluate the subscribed e-Resources
vii. The library does not have its own website
Problems encountered in applying ICT in Prof. Bhubaneswar Behera Central Library:
i. Insufficient funds
ii. Library staff is not interested in ICT adoption
iii. Inadequate trained staff in ICT application
iv. Lack of initiative on the part of library staff
v. Lack of ICT knowledge on the part of library staff
vi. Lack of standard Library management software
vii. Lack of support from higher authorities
First of all i thank to that person for creating such a blog abt library.As we know there are a lot of problems in our lib. out of which i have cited a few.
ReplyDelete**Books should be atleast updated with the syllabus.
**Extension of study hour per day and opening of reading room in sunday and other holidays.
**Computer sectio should open till closing of library.
**Purified drinking water should be provided rather than tap water.
**Dummy a/cs should be replaced with real a/cs i.e., a/cs with power supply.
**There should be a complaint/grievance box for satisfying the needs of students by interacting with them to improvise the conventional library.
Considered as one of the best libraries of western odisha, the library is good at it's services and library staffs.However, the cover of the books are so full of dust that one gets one's hand dirty after taking it. The books are of old kind and most of the pages in it are taken away without which the book is not worth reading.
ReplyDeleteThe time period for allocation in the computer section as well as in the reading hall should be extended.The library should be opened in the holidays, so that the student staying at hostel would get a lot of benefit out of it. The staff should ponder over it and take beneficial steps for the development of the library.
Our library should be neat and clean .All the books should be dust clean.It shouid be open for twenty four hours.
ReplyDeleteThe library has a vast collection of document but the arrangement of material not in properly. So that user get facing problem.The most important thing is the library hours should be very few, so the users could not read properly. So the time should extended.The time period for allocation in the computer section as well as in the reading hall should be extended.The library should be opened in the holidays, so that the student staying at hostel would get a lot of benefit out of it. The staff should ponder over it and take beneficial steps for the development of the library.
ReplyDeleteThe library have huge collection of books and other important documents like, journals, periodicals, thesis etc. But the arrangement of that documents are not sequencely. So that the user facing many problem.The assistance of staff towards the user is very less, if the library have a instructor so the users were very helpful.The time period for allocation in the computer section as well as in the reading hall should be extended and he library should be opened in the holidays.
ReplyDeleteThe need of improvement is the basic necessity in each and every field. here in this library the basic need is the need of generators which can provide power supply at the time of need. Also there should be a proper link between the department of library and information science and the library which is missing. The five laws of library science given by ranganathan must be fulfilled.
ReplyDeleteThe library should welcome it's users with a fine infrastructure, relevant collections, well behaved staffs and 24*7 opening hours in working as well as holidays. With lacking of any of these criteria, can affect the number of users from coming to the library. And special permission should be granted for the use of library in evening hour also, for Ladies host-elites. With this, the library staff should aware of new technologies like automating the library, adopting cloud based services etc for the betterment of this central library.
ReplyDeleteAs the name suggest SAMBALPUR UNIVERSITY, is an university that occurs a name in India level.But now a days as compare to library of this university it should be a good one.all the facilities should be developed ,at least an automated library,books are updated as comparing to syllabus ,infrastructure should developed ,and many other facilities that attract the users towards it. (library timing,issue of book,photocopying,internet,journals facilities,etc)
ReplyDeleteNumber of PCs should be increased and better internet connectivity must be provided.Infrastructure should be develop. Current awarness servces and better reference services should be provided to the users and library should be automated system for users benefit.
ReplyDeleteReally, Prof. B. Behera Central library is the heart of Sambalpur University. It directly influence the educational development of the student. So in this electronic era, a digital collection should be maintained. Infrastructural development also required of the library. Proper discipline should be maintained by both students & library staffs also Library hour should be extended.
ReplyDeleteThe Sambalpur university Library will not only preserve knowledge but also to act as an agency for making knowledge available to the people. The Library will adopt scientific techniques for its maintenance and operation. The library will also hold seminars, debates and discussions from time to time to disseminate its objectives and update information for all sections of the society. Thus, the main function of the Library will be the collection and preservation of knowledge for its dissemination to all. It will act as soul-raiser and up-lifter and strengthen knowledge industry of Odisha in 21st century. Efforts will also be made to transmit reading materials through Cable with linkage for the benefit of out-station readers throughout Odisha.The Library will support:
ReplyDeleteTo develop collection of reading materials useful for various disciplines.
To provide various library services and facilities to its readers.
To support research activities for its progress and qualitative development and
To preserve and conserve the collection of reading materials in the Library.
Apart from all the facilities that are available to us,there lies a point that cut shorts the advantages i.e. the girls students (mainly the hostel boarders) are not able to avail the library facilities after 6 p.m when the hostel gates gets closed. so i would like to offer a kind request to the authority to kindly look into the matter and extend the timing up to 8.30 p.m.