User Education in University Libraries
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Date
1998-03-04
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INFLIBNET Center
Abstract
User education is mainly concerned with providing guidance and instruction
to the user in the proper use of library collection, individually or collectively,
Difference between user education, orientation and initiation is mentioned
and the need for user education in the libraries is emphasized. Objectives
and methods of user education are provided. Though many institutions',
universities and associations in India have organized seminars and conferences
on the topic in the past, the necessary infrastructure and the innovation of
suitable library instruction methods to suit the Indian conditions are yet to
be developed. Therefore, it is the duty of the profession to develop such
teaching aids which are suitable to meet the Indian requirements. It has
become more urgent due to the heavy use of advanced technologies in
libraries and information centers.
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University Libraries, User Education