Web Enabled Library Resources and Services: A Comparative Study of University Libraries in Karnataka State

Abstract

The online library services support to the growing academic community is a big source of concern, as it calls for transformation of conventional library services to online information services. This study helps to learn how the unique web based services enhance the quality of users and suggests new approaches for effective use of web based information. This research is undertaken in response to the issue of the importance of academic library Web sites as a tool for the content representation. Libraries use their websites to provide services to the user’s desktop without their physical presence. In Karnataka some libraries provide only minimal information about their resources, facilities and their library services, while many offer more library services list Web OPACs, access to online databases, e-resources, electronic reserves, Web-based user education tools, e-gateways, consortium, etc. There were many case studies available on the design and development of library websites, web resources, and role of library websites, web-based library services, and major studies of individual library websites in India and abroad. This study is focus on the web enabled library facilities and services provided to the end users via internet.

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Umesha Naik

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Umesha Naik (2017). Web Enabled Library Resources and Services: A Comparative Study of University Libraries in Karnataka State. International Journal of Library Science and Research (IJLSR), 7(5), 1-10. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-244883