PAPER ID: IJIM/Vol. 8 (VIII) December 2023/60-68/9

AUTHOR: Ms. Anju Bala^[1], Dr. Jitender Singh^[2]

TITLE: COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF LIBRARIES IN SELECT PRIVATE ENGINEERING COLLEGES IN KURUKSHETRA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

ABSTRACT: This research paper presents a comparative study of the comprehensive analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of libraries in five prominent private engineering colleges in Kurukshetra, Haryana, India. The study assesses and compares various aspects like collections, infrastructure, library hours, human resources, library networks, resource sharing, technologies, ICT facilities, library automation, and other library and information services, to provide valuable insights into the state of these academic libraries. A total of 300 questionnaires were distributed to library users across the five institutions, with a response rate of 79.33%, resulting in 238 valid responses for analysis. The questionnaires featured yes/no questions, addressing user satisfaction with the key library aspects. The findings reveal noteworthy trends across the libraries. In terms of the latest collections, TERII emerged as the top-performing library, with 88.4% user approval, followed closely by SKIET at 88.2%. The satisfaction with library hours was notably high with DIMT, KITM and SKIET achieving 100% user satisfaction. Impressively, all five institutions achieved 100% satisfaction in the competence and helpfulness of their library staff. While DIMT outshined in terms of library infrastructure satisfaction (87.72%), its ICT facilities received notably lower satisfaction, indicating areas for improvement. GIMT surpassed other 4 institutions in terms of library services satisfaction, with 70.59% approval. This study provides a valuable benchmark for these institutions to leverage their strengths and address weaknesses, ultimately enhancing the overall quality of library services and resources offered to their engineering students and faculty.

KEYWORDS: Library, engineering colleges, Kurukshetra, Haryana, TERII, SKIET, DIMT, KITM, GIMT,  strengths, weaknesses, ICT facilities, collections, library infrastructure, library automation, library personnel, library hours, resource sharing, library services, comparative study

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