Affiliation:
1. Anant National University, Ahmedabad
2. Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management, Gandhinagar
Abstract
Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to examine the current practices of circulation service and its’ effectiveness in the University libraries.
Design: The present study has applied the descriptive research method using literature analysis along with structured questionnaire as a part of primary data collection tools. The research sample was 27 university libraries spread in different domain and ownerships such as government funded and private universities.
Findings: The finding of the study revealed that the majority of the university libraries are extensively using technology for circulation such as barcodes, QR codes, 26% universities libraries are having RFID systems and self-circulation kiosks.
Originality: The preliminary investigation and research gap based on the review of literature has revealed that no attempts have been made to study the circulation services and methods comprehensively in the university libraries of Gujarat state, however, it is seen that very a few studies have been conducted on different aspects of circulation service in India. University libraries in Gujarat are using different library software and universities are offering different courses in a variety of domains