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Browsing CALIBER 1998 : Bhubaneswar by Author "Dash, Rajita"
Periodicals are considered as the most important components in information
communication process. Several problems related to space, finance,
management. and circulation are faced by the libraries for a good periodical
service to the users. The author has made an evaluative study on the quality
of the periodical service of Smt. Hansa Mehta Library of the Maharaja
Sayajirao University of Baroda by taking a sample of 53 respondents with a
structured questionnaire. The study is limited to the periodicals in the field
of Chemistry. The significant findings are: i) the periodicals are used for
research and for guiding research scholars, ii) the degree of the benefits
received from the service is low. iii) no significant relationship between the
use of a particular periodical with its cost, iv) quality of the periodical service
is relatively poor. The author provides few suggestions for the improvement
of the periodical service in the library