ISSN 2229-5984 (P) 2249-5576 (e) Users' Perception towards the Facilities, Resources and Services with Reference of the Selected Newspapers Media Libraries of Karnataka State (India) Sarojadevi. K*, Padmamma. S** and R.H.Walmiki*** To Cite: Sarojadevi, K., Padmamma, S. & Walmiki, R.H. (2018). Users' perception towards the facilities, resources and services with reference of the selected newspapers media libraries of Karnataka State (India). International Journal of Information Dissemination and Technology, 8(4), 215-219. ABSTRACT *Assistant Librarian Effective library management leads to produce efficient, accurate and enhanced service to their users. Today's advanced technology trends redefined library terms Prof. S S Basavanal Library and are refining digitalization of information resources for quick and effective Karnatak University enhanced services. The purpose of this paper is to describe the findings of a survey Dharwad, Karnataka about users' perceptions of services given by library professionals regarding digital resources management with reference of the selected media libraries of Karnataka **Professor, state (India). The primary objective of the survey was to obtain feedback from users ***I/c University Librarian on their perceptions of digital library services and to insist suggestions for efficient DLIS, Kuvempu University and timely service. Jnana Sahyadri, KeyTerms: User Perception, Media Library, Digital Resources, Media Library Services, Shankaraghatta Special Library Collection. Shivamogga, Karnataka Corresponding Author Sarojadevi, K. NTRODUCTION saroja.kumbargoudar@gmail. I com Present technological trends is an impact gazettes, press releases, government on traditional library and are in a process of p u b l i c a t i o n s , b r i e f i n g d o c u m e n t s , converting digital library and are redefining multimedia and animated clips, videos and the terms of the library collection and audio clips and photos. Newspapers are still managing collections. Technological the most iconic outlet for news and other trends made a tremendous advancement types of written communication; however, in reference resources of a library. However, telecast channels are popular to broadcast not only academic libraries changed their the instant happening of events of every outlook to digital but also special libraries c o r n e r o f t h e g l o b e . M a s s m e d i a like media libraries. Basically, digital organisations record, broadcast, print and TIME LAG information resources made users burden publish stories of events that are of into the simple and timely environment. importance to the society at any given Received on : 11.01.18 A c a d e m i c l i b r a r i e s a r e g r a d u a l l y time. They are authoritative and credible cultivating digital resources like E-Books, E- Revised on : 11.11.18 records of the significant issues and events database, and E-thesis etc. Special libraries as and when they occurred. They provide Accepted on : 10.12.18 like newspapers mass media libraries, excellent memories of a country's historical Telecast media libraries and All India Radio events and landmarks. They are sources of Stations tape media libraries are turning visual and textual evidence useful to Online Access their faces towards the digitalization of s t u d e n t s , r e s e a r c h e r s , j o u r n a l i s t s , www.ijidt.com existed analogues reference collections to administrators, lawyers, politicians and the digital information resources, recently larger society. DOI available resources are now available in L o u T h o m a s i d e n t i f i e s r e a s o n s f o r 10.5958/2249-5576.2018.00045.6 born digital form. Almost all newspapers are establishing Newspaper libraries as follows: QR Barcode now available in e-paper form, almost telecast media libraries broadcasting born l Centralization of resource access to digital form of information and All India both traditional and new information radio media libraries already audio clips skills of libraries; which are in digital form. l Provision of background information Media libraries; an overview for new stories; and The Need of library in Media Organisations l Accuracy in reporting and editing; saving the time of reporters and editors The media library allows access to reports, and recycling of information. International Journal of Information Dissemination and Technology | October-December 2018 | Vol. 8 | Issue 4 215 10.5958/2249-5576.2018.00045.6 Special Collections of Media Libraries available features they are willing to give up2. Media libraries are special libraries, different in nature of Duncan, Ross conducted a survey of library users for the working, collections, information seeking behaviour paper titled “e-books and beyond: Update on a survey of compared to academic libraries. In academic libraries library users. ” In April 2010 a survey was sent electronically to information aspirants are more in numbers; information 40,000 members of Sunshine Coast Libraries to ascertain their resources are open access for all academicians, use of e-books. This was followed in April 2011 by a survey to researchers, students and other information users. However, identify changes in the electronic behaviour and in the media library's collection will be prepared by their own expectations of library members. The results indicate a high information generated from their news production and level of interest in e-books and e-audio books, and a strong events happenings of the day to day publishing or interest in emerging technologies such as iPhones, iPads, and broadcasting. They maintain confidentiality with regard to Kindle. These trends present public libraries with the accessing of information, policies are restricted to their own challenge of advocating for and rapidly growing their virtual organization users only and Inter Library loan facility is nil due offerings and becoming effective advisers to their users to confidentiality of information resources. The access to about such emerging technologies and their capabilities3. information resources is for authenticated users only. The Faranak Mohsenzadeh, Alireza IsfandyariMoghaddam, a Media library collection includes the digital form of audio, paper entitled “Perceptions of library staff regarding video clips, multimedia clips, documentaries, government challenges of developing digital libraries: The case of an publications, political browsers, gazettes, reports, photos Iranian university", found that the most important difficulties albums, newspaper archives, radio and television scripts, are the lack of suitable equipment and untrained personnel4. patents, advertisements, film strips CD's etc. It is to be noted that most of the media organisations used Library Kannappanavar, B.U. & Swamy, H.C. explores that the User automation software are E-lib, media manager, quark media perception and opinion towards the Audio and Visual express. Services in Agricultural Science University Libraries in India with special reference to South India: “An Evaluative Study”. l Users of Media Libraries User Perception and Opinion towards the Audio and Visual Users are the precious customers of the library organization. Services in Agricultural Science University Libraries in India Users of the media libraries are permanent employees of the with Special Reference to South India: “Audio-Visual media organization. In media organization library services materials are playing a dominant role in the present day offered to internal users. All information available in the society so also in the libraries too. It is the prime duty of the internet resources is not authentic. The information found concern authorities to select and access the relevant A-V today may not be found after some time. That is what is materials for the benefits of the user community. But while termed web decay. It leads to a lot of confusion in situations looking into the data provided by the users of the agricultural like historical facts reporting in a media organization. So science universities reflects the present situation in the generally, in newspaper organization Reporters and Editors libraries. It is far from satisfaction. Hence it is suggested that are most regularly visiting the library of their media the concern authorities may take necessary steps to select organization for writing reports based on events occurrences and access the relevant A-V materials for the benefits of their by comparing previous records and facts verifications and respective users”5. generating truth based reports. Sub-editor and copy editors Krishnan Jayaja explained types of storage for media are also visiting regularly for the same purpose. In Telecast resources, preservation and achieving of media resources, media libraries main users are Programme-executives, classification and cataloguing of media resources as well as cameramen, interviewers, video editors and management management of media resources in paper entitled “Media staff who are most regularly visiting their libraries to extract resources collection organization and management-An information. So media library services are only restricted to overview”. Also concluded, “All library professionals will have media organisations, internal users. to gear up and keep pace with the changes in information LITERATURE REVIEW communication technology” he also suggested that “As a library professional adapt the modern technological Mohamed Haneefa, has conducted an analysis to methods of handling information access and retrieval. The investigate the application of infor mation and user should have access to information anytime and communication technologies in special libraries in Kerala, anywhere6. and explores in his research paper entitled “Application of information and communication technologies in special Statement of the Problem libraries in Kerala (India)” “ICTbased resources and services The essence of the introduction of the media libraries in were not reaching the users to the expected extent”. It is also Karnataka state is basically to provide in-house collections of found that “The ICT based resource used by the largest digital resources to staff in order to bridge the work and percentage of the users was the email.