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in their libraries concerned. In other words, more numbers of undergraduates replied that
the latest editions of books are available in their libraries concerned, compared to the
faculty members, research scholars and postgraduates, and more number of postgraduates
replied that the latest editions of books are available in their libraries concerned, compared
to the faculty members and research scholars.
There is no significant difference between the users of faculty members and research
scholars in their replies with regard to the availability of latest editions of books in their
libraries concerned. The majority of the users (88.2%) replied that their libraries have
multiple copies for prescribed textbooks. There is significant difference in the replies
regarding the availability of multiple copies for prescribed textbooks among various
groups of users namely faculty members and research scholars, faculty members and
postgraduates, faculty members and undergraduates, research scholars and undergraduates,
and postgraduates and undergraduates. In other words, more number of faculty members
replied the availability of multiple copies for prescribed textbooks compared to research
scholars and postgraduates, and more number of undergraduates replied that their libraries
have multiple copies for prescribed textbooks compared to the faculty members, research
scholars, and postgraduates.
There is no significant difference in the replies regarding the availability of multiple
copies for prescribed textbooks between the users of research scholars and postgraduates.

Periodical Collection
The majority of the users (86.9%) replied that they are satisfied with the number of
periodicals subscribed by the library on their subject concerned. There is significant
difference in the satisfaction with the number of periodicals subscribed by the library on
their subject concerned among various groups of users; viz., faculty members and research
scholars, faculty members and postgraduates, faculty members and undergraduates,
research scholars and undergraduates, and postgraduates and undergraduates. In other
words, faculty members are more satisfied in this regard compared to the research scholars
and postgraduates. Undergraduates are more satisfied in this regard compared to the
faculty members, research scholars, and postgraduates. There is no significant difference
in the satisfaction with the number of periodicals subscribed by the library on their
subject concerned between the users of research scholars and postgraduates.
Most of the users (93.5%) replied that the latest issues of periodicals are available in their
libraries concerned. There is significant difference in the replies regarding availability of
latest issues of periodicals in their libraries among various groups of users viz., faculty
members and research scholars, faculty members and postgraduates, faculty members
and undergraduates, research scholars and postgraduates, and postgraduates and
undergraduates. More number of faculty members replied that their libraries have latest
issues of periodicals compared to the research scholars and postgraduates. More number
of undergraduates replied that their libraries have the latest issues of periodicals compared
the faculty members, research scholars and postgraduates.
There is no significant difference in the replies regarding availability of latest issues of
periodicals in their libraries between the users of research scholars and undergraduates.
The majority of the users (80.1%) are satisfied with the newspapers subscribed. There is
significant difference in the satisfaction with the newspapers subscribed 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 in this regard compared to the faculty members, research scholars, and
postgraduates.
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