Abstract

Author(s): A. Seeran, M. Nagarajan, M. Kanakaraj,

This study deals with information need and user expectation of Vinayaka Missions University; Salem .A
structured questionnaire is distributed among the users of the library and the collected data analyzed and result
brought out. The study is mainly based on the primary data collected from the teaching community through a well
designed questionnaire. The secondary data have been collected from sources like text books, reference books etc.
This study attempts to examine the information needs and user expectation of faculty members by making an
experiment of Vinayaka Mission’s Institutions, and it traces out the user expectation and information needs of
faculties in terms of descriptive approach. The motives and purposes of users give a new insight into information
needs and requirements. To satisfy such needs and requirements, users adopt various means for accession to
sources of information, and in the act of accession to information, the user relies or calls upon the sources
predetermined which lead to satisfaction or dissatisfaction. <