Reports on survey utilizing questionnaires, interviews, examination of relevant records, and personal observation to assess state of the art of college libraries in Kerala (smallest Indian state). Administrative set-up, organizational efficiency, finances, book selection and acquisition, technical processing, library collections, library services,…

Identifies four types of health science libraries in India relating to health and family welfare: research, academic, medical, and hospital. Results of a nationwide survey of library resources are discussed, including finance, books and monographs, periodicals, manpower, equipment, and services. Suggestions for improvement are offered. (LRW)

A survey of the resources and services of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) libraries was made so that the libraries in the complex could share the benefit of the experiences of each other. The report is based on questionnaire replies received from 31 CSIR Institutions and eight Co-operative Research Associations and relates…

An analysis of the extent of library instruction given to readers, based on a survey of 100 readers at Rajasthan University Library, Jaipur, India. Suggestions are made for improving the service to readers in the university. (Author)

Highlights the existence of special libraries in India attached to Dargahs, which were originally Muslim shrines, and presents an analysis of their information storage and retrieval patterns based on data from a survey of five of these libraries. Basic inadequacies in professional staffing, collection development, and financial support are noted.…

Describes the results of a survey that assessed the resources and services of Indian scientific and technical libraries, together with the level of the information support they provide to scientific and technical activities. Recommendations made for improved services focus on resource sharing and the development of computerized information…

Eleven papers delivered for the Division of Libraries Serving the General Public at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions 1992 annual meeting are presented. Most deal with library services to multicultural populations, including those of developing countries. The following papers are included: (1) "Library…

A survey of personnel at 146 scientific and technical libraries in India identified the need for more practical computer courses and training of librarians as both subject and information specialists. Recommendations for a PhD program in science information communication are listed, and ten references are included. (Author/MES)

This three-part study of periodicals in India in existence before 1947 focuses on a survey of periodicals, cessation of periodicals (financial limitations, interruption due to war, poor circulation, insufficient advertisements), and periodical complexities (change of title, change of subtitle, amalgamation, splitting, gap in publication).…

Describes a survey of the use of newspaper libraries by journalists in India that was conducted to determine why journalists use their library, how they use the information they obtain, types of reading materials they use, other sources of information, and whether library collections are meeting journalists' needs. (LRW)

This survey and questionnaires addressed to library personnel in the 51 arts and science colleges affiliated with the University of Calicut (India) and interviews with a representative group of students and teachers to assess the status and grades of librarians, their educational and professional qualifications, supporting staff, and their…