The library usage among students and their perceptions towards library services / Hawa Naimah Kamarudin

This study investigates the library usage among students and their perceptions towards Perpustakaan Tun Abdul Razak Puncak Perdana (PTAR PP) services. The main purpose for the establishment of a library in university is to fulfill the intellectual requirements of the community it serves such as facu...

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Main Author: Kamarudin, Hawa Naimah
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Published: 2009
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spelling my-uitm-ir.591662022-05-10T16:25:52Z The library usage among students and their perceptions towards library services / Hawa Naimah Kamarudin 2009-12 Kamarudin, Hawa Naimah Library Science. Information Science University and college. Academic libraries Academic libraries Information services. Information centers This study investigates the library usage among students and their perceptions towards Perpustakaan Tun Abdul Razak Puncak Perdana (PTAR PP) services. The main purpose for the establishment of a library in university is to fulfill the intellectual requirements of the community it serves such as faculty, researchers and students. This study employs the descriptive survey method and uses the questionnaire as the data collection instrument. The questionnaire used was adapted from many sources. A five-point scale was used to determine the perceptions of students towards Perpustakaan Tun Abdul Razak Puncak Perdana services. The findings revealed that students are rarely used library effectively and they were less satisfied with the library services. It is expected that the findings for this study will be useful for the library organization to improve the services and sustain their functional towards students information needs. Recommendations are made on the need for staff training, user education, upgrading systems and infrastructures and marketing and promoting the library services. Finally, the study proposes directions for future research in the area of library usage and perceptions towards the services. 2009-12 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/59166/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/59166/1/59166.PDF text en public masters Universiti Teknologi MARA (Kampus Puncak Perdana) Faculty of Information Management Wan Dollah, Wan Ab Kadir
institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
collection UiTM Institutional Repository
language English
advisor Wan Dollah, Wan Ab Kadir
topic Library Science
Information Science
Library Science
Information Science
Academic libraries
Library Science
Information Science
spellingShingle Library Science
Information Science
Library Science
Information Science
Academic libraries
Library Science
Information Science
Kamarudin, Hawa Naimah
The library usage among students and their perceptions towards library services / Hawa Naimah Kamarudin
description This study investigates the library usage among students and their perceptions towards Perpustakaan Tun Abdul Razak Puncak Perdana (PTAR PP) services. The main purpose for the establishment of a library in university is to fulfill the intellectual requirements of the community it serves such as faculty, researchers and students. This study employs the descriptive survey method and uses the questionnaire as the data collection instrument. The questionnaire used was adapted from many sources. A five-point scale was used to determine the perceptions of students towards Perpustakaan Tun Abdul Razak Puncak Perdana services. The findings revealed that students are rarely used library effectively and they were less satisfied with the library services. It is expected that the findings for this study will be useful for the library organization to improve the services and sustain their functional towards students information needs. Recommendations are made on the need for staff training, user education, upgrading systems and infrastructures and marketing and promoting the library services. Finally, the study proposes directions for future research in the area of library usage and perceptions towards the services.
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author Kamarudin, Hawa Naimah
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title The library usage among students and their perceptions towards library services / Hawa Naimah Kamarudin
title_short The library usage among students and their perceptions towards library services / Hawa Naimah Kamarudin
title_full The library usage among students and their perceptions towards library services / Hawa Naimah Kamarudin
title_fullStr The library usage among students and their perceptions towards library services / Hawa Naimah Kamarudin
title_full_unstemmed The library usage among students and their perceptions towards library services / Hawa Naimah Kamarudin
title_sort library usage among students and their perceptions towards library services / hawa naimah kamarudin
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi MARA (Kampus Puncak Perdana)
granting_department Faculty of Information Management
publishDate 2009
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/59166/1/59166.PDF
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