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research scholars, faculty members and postgraduates, and research scholars and
postgraduates. Most of the users (98.2%) are satisfied with the working hours of the library
on Sundays and public holidays.
There is significant difference in the satisfaction with the working hours of the library on
Sundays and public holidays among various groups of users; viz., faculty members and
undergraduates, research scholars and undergraduates, and postgraduates and
undergraduates. In other words, undergraduates are more satisfied with the working
hours of the library on Sundays and public holidays compared to the faculty members,
research scholars, and postgraduates.
There is no significant difference in the satisfaction with the working hours of the library
on Sundays and public holidays among various groups of users; viz., faculty members and
research scholars, faculty members and postgraduates, and research scholars and
postgraduates.
Library Collection
Nearly three-quarters of the users (74.7%) are satisfied with the book collection. There is
significant difference in the satisfaction with the book collection among various groups of
users namely faculty members and postgraduates, and faculty members and
undergraduates, which means postgraduates are more satisfied compared to the faculty
members, and undergraduates are more satisfied in this regard compared to the faculty
members.
There is no significant difference in the satisfaction with the book collection among various
groups of users namely faculty members and research scholars, research scholars and
postgraduates, research scholars and undergraduates, and postgraduates and
undergraduates.

The majority of the users (82.1%) are satisfied with the periodical collection. There is
significant difference in the satisfaction with the periodical collection among various
groups of users namely faculty members and undergraduates, and postgraduates and
undergraduates, which means undergraduates are more satisfied with the periodical
collection compared to the faculty members and postgraduates.
There is no significant difference in the satisfaction with the periodical collection among
various groups of users namely faculty members and research scholars, faculty members
and postgraduates, research scholars and postgraduates, and research scholars and
undergraduates.

The majority of the users (83.3%) are satisfied with the abstracting and indexing periodicals.
There is significant difference in the satisfaction with the abstracting and indexing
periodicals among various groups of users namely faculty members and undergraduates,
research scholars and undergraduates, and postgraduates and undergraduates, which means
undergraduates are more satisfied with the abstracting and indexing periodicals compared
to the faculty members, research scholars, and postgraduates.
There is no significant difference in the satisfaction with the abstracting and indexing
periodicals among various groups of users; viz., faculty members and research scholars,
faculty members and postgraduates, and research scholars and postgraduates.

The majority of the users (85.2%) are satisfied with the seminar/conference proceedings.
There is significant difference in the satisfaction with the seminar/conference proceedings
among various groups of users namely faculty members and undergraduates, research
scholars and undergraduates, and postgraduates and undergraduates. In other words,
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