An Evaluative Study of Information Services in Agriculture University

Agriculture Institute libraries play an important role in providing the right information at the right time for the agricultural scientific and technological development of a nation. Libraries are social institutions which serve the needs of their community of users. The evaluation of the library is based on how well it serves user needs. Progress in science and technology means the libraries must provide a variety of information services to users. To achieve this it is necessary to have a continuous feedback from users therefore requests for further information on library and information services are asked from the end user.Some aspects of library service are more easily evaluated than others. Generally the more concrete or specific the user requirement is the easier it is to measure user satisfaction in absolute terms. The extent to which the library is used reflects the degree of user satisfaction which may be measured by subjective procedures such as questionnaires or interviews or by more objective quantitative measures such as percentage calculations and determination of capability indexes etc.