Library Herald
Year : 2007, Volume : 45, Issue : 4
First page : ( 337) Last page : ( 349)
Print ISSN : 0024-2292. Online ISSN : 0976-2469.

User Education in Networked Environment with special Reference to National Institute of Technology Libraries in India

Shrivastava Jitendra¹, Assistant Professor, Nandwana H B², Associate Professor

¹Department of Library and Information Science, Maharani Laxmi Bai Government College of Excellence, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) India 474 009, E-mail: jitendra_shrivastava@rediffinail.com.

²Department of Library and Information Science, Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota (Rajasthan), India.

Abstract

Describes User Education, need and objectives of user education programmes, the networked environment NIT in Libraries. Traces origin, history and development of RECs in India (now named as NITs). States the status of User Education Programmes in NIT Libraries of India. mentions issues and challenges of user education programmes. Recommends that the user education programme should be run on regular basis and must be included in all the courses of studies in all the NITs of India.

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