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A study on the perceptions of library services and usage in selected higher education institutions in Malaysia
thesis
posted on 2010-11-26, 09:21 authored by Laili HashimThe study examines the perception of faculty members and students
towards library services and usage in three selected Higher Education
Institutions in Malaysia. It attempts to find out how academic users felt
towards library staff/library services, their actual needs, library usage and
their expectations of the library. It also looks closely at the feasibility and
possible impact of the library/information skills course as part of the Higher
Education Institutions' Curriculum. An extensive review of related and
relevant literature that includes previous and present studies is also
discussed. In addition, a profile of Malaysia, its educational system and the
development of academic libraries are also presented in the study.
The population studied was drawn from faculty members and students of
three selected Higher Education Institutions. Data was collected using selfadministered
questionnaires, personal interview, group interviews/
discussions with focus groups and a short skill test. The Statistical Package
for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse the data collected from
the questionnaires and the short skill test. As for the interviews, important
and relevant comments or suggestions were collated and incorporated in the
research.
The study concludes that users are not really getting the full benefit of the
library services and some of the services are under-utilised. The major
causes or reasons for this problem are the lack of knowledge and the low
state of awareness of certain services, attitude of staff, inadequate training
to use the services and the lack of computer facilities. Finally. the idea of
having an in-class library/information skills course for students is well
received by users of the three Higher Education Institutions.
History
School
- Science
Department
- Information Science
Publisher
© Laili HashimPublication date
2000Notes
A Doctoral Thesis. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Doctor of Philosophy of Loughborough University.EThOS Persistent ID
uk.bl.ethos.343818Language
- en