Performance Evaluation of Library Facilities and Information Resources: A Survey

The present study examines the performance evaluation of library facilities and information resources used by students of Sree Siddaganga College of Arts, Science, and Commerce, Tumakuru, Karnataka. A survey method adopted, and a total of 280 samples were collected from the students. A well-designed questionnaire was used for data collection, and the data were analysed using SPSS (27.0). The study found that most of the male (52.1%) and female (47.9%) respondents use library resources and services. This study clearly indicates that the majority of respondents are from rural areas (63%) and that 37% are in the Arts discipline. The majority (56.1%) of the respondents visit the library daily, and 45.4% of the respondents spent less than 1 hour per day. The notable findings of the study, 62.5% of the respondents, opined that the collection of books is excellent. The present study found that 44.6% of the respondents used references very frequently. The study found that 48.9% of respondents rated the referral service as excellent. This paper identifies that the library is excellent in its collection of textbooks, dictionaries, newspapers, and e-resources, as most of the respondents positively opined on the library facilities and services.