College Library Services in Marathwada Region: A Study on Impact of NAAC Accreditation

Abstract

The objective of the present study is to highlight college library services in Marathwada region. In includes technical processing, circulation, periodicals control, reference services, book-bank services, and IT based services as well as modernisation of the library. The present study includes assessment of the present status of college library and its services in Marathwada region; and to find out need for change, to suggest practical solutions to the prevailing problems of the college libraries using questionnaire method. The questionnaire was sent to all the 116 NAAC accredited Arts, Commerce, and Science colleges in the month of October 2010. Out of the 116, only 80 (68.97%) questionnaires were received within a month.