Perceptions of libraries and information resources / Qurratui Syaheera Ahmad Termizi

According to Anyira (2011) the most crucial component of the 21st century library is the user. Every effort put into the establishment of a 21st century library is wasted if the library or other information resources is not meant for use. Before we go any further, who is a library user? According to...

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Main Author: Ahmad Termizi, Qurratui Syaheera
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Published: Faculty of Information Management 2015
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description According to Anyira (2011) the most crucial component of the 21st century library is the user. Every effort put into the establishment of a 21st century library is wasted if the library or other information resources is not meant for use. Before we go any further, who is a library user? According to Nwalo (2003), he defined that library user are the people which are as anybody who visit the library with the purpose of exploiting its resources to satisfy their information need. For that, the users and non-users of libraries have their own perceptions towards libraries and any information resources. The perceptions including the library use, awareness and use of library electronic resources, the internet search engine, the library and the librarian, free vs for-fee information and the most important thing is the library" brand itself. All these are common perceptions of libraries and information resources by users and non-users of libraries.
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spelling uitm-144182016-08-16T07:52:46Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14418/ Perceptions of libraries and information resources / Qurratui Syaheera Ahmad Termizi Ahmad Termizi, Qurratui Syaheera Universiti Teknologi MARA Library education. Training ZA Information resources (General) According to Anyira (2011) the most crucial component of the 21st century library is the user. Every effort put into the establishment of a 21st century library is wasted if the library or other information resources is not meant for use. Before we go any further, who is a library user? According to Nwalo (2003), he defined that library user are the people which are as anybody who visit the library with the purpose of exploiting its resources to satisfy their information need. For that, the users and non-users of libraries have their own perceptions towards libraries and any information resources. The perceptions including the library use, awareness and use of library electronic resources, the internet search engine, the library and the librarian, free vs for-fee information and the most important thing is the library" brand itself. All these are common perceptions of libraries and information resources by users and non-users of libraries. Faculty of Information Management 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14418/1/AJ_QURRATUL%20SYAHEERA%20AHMAD%20TERMIZI%20FIMC%2015.pdf Ahmad Termizi, Qurratui Syaheera (2015) Perceptions of libraries and information resources / Qurratui Syaheera Ahmad Termizi. (2015) FIM COMMUNICATION <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/FIM_COMMUNICATION.html>, 2 (2). pp. 28-34. ISSN 2289-9103
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Library education. Training
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Ahmad Termizi, Qurratui Syaheera
Perceptions of libraries and information resources / Qurratui Syaheera Ahmad Termizi
title Perceptions of libraries and information resources / Qurratui Syaheera Ahmad Termizi
title_full Perceptions of libraries and information resources / Qurratui Syaheera Ahmad Termizi
title_fullStr Perceptions of libraries and information resources / Qurratui Syaheera Ahmad Termizi
title_full_unstemmed Perceptions of libraries and information resources / Qurratui Syaheera Ahmad Termizi
title_short Perceptions of libraries and information resources / Qurratui Syaheera Ahmad Termizi
title_sort perceptions of libraries and information resources / qurratui syaheera ahmad termizi
topic Universiti Teknologi MARA
Library education. Training
ZA Information resources (General)
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14418/