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Permalink Reply by shaveta arora on July 3, 2016 at 17:19

Make a little friendly environment in library

 try to issue books without any fine

encourage them  with talks

helps them in finding books, in preparing

assignment

these things i apply in my lib and no  of student is increase

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Permalink Reply by saloni on July 3, 2016 at 18:13

Hello Sir,

These are some steps that we can take to increase library usage:

1. Be friendly: No one wants to visit a library where the staff is rude and unhelpful.

2. Aim to save time: Make it a goal to help your visitors navigate information quickly

3. Be action Oriented : Let users choose what they want to do, like “reserve an item.”

4. Weed out your selection: Create a protocol for weeding out unused or unnecessary items so that the ones you actually need will be more prominent.

5. Use statistics: Find out what parts of your collection are most popular, and expand upon them.

6. Make  e books available in your collection, and users can take advantage of a new way to enjoy books.

7. Manage noise: Create quiet learning areas so that patrons aren’t disturbed by talking, cell phones, and other distractions

8. Have an active email address: Be available through email, and you’ll be able to help more patrons.

9. Ask users what they want and need: Get to the root of what your patrons are looking for by simply asking them.

10.Be active: Get your library’s visitors to come in for more than just books by hosting fun and interesting events like book exhibition, library week, Book of the day , national and international days.

11. Make use of social Networks: Be available and open up interaction on social networks like Facebook.

12.  Make it easy for users to stay updated on new additions to the collection, library news, and more by implementing RSS feeds anywhere they fit.

13. Stay on top of maintenance and repairs: Always make sure that the equipment available to patrons is in good working order.

        Provide technological environment that is need of the day with our main motto ''SERVE WITH SMILE" in user friendly Environment.

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Permalink Reply by Suresh kumar.N on July 3, 2016 at 18:46

introduce best user award (Gift a book)every month/class.....

library attendance/use link with internal marks

provide project discussion corner in library

entrust student librarian every class to promote library use/students recommendations

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Permalink Reply by Siddhartha Shankar Ray on July 3, 2016 at 21:25

Dear Sri Yuvaraj,

Thank you for the post and addressing an issue which very few of us really care for.

I am happy to see that you have raised the issue which means that the matter makes you "think".

This is very good indeed.

I am also happy to go through the three posts depicting real life experience as Ms. Shaveta Arora mentioned. However issuing books without fine can be questioned but it can be accepted if the Demand-Supply situation can be managed satisfactorily.

Ms. Saloni's 13 point programme. (which reminds me of our Late P.M. Ms Indira Gandhi's 20 point programme of 1975!!) is quite impressive. I am particularly happy to observe that she has rigorously worked on this issue. This is indeed laudable!! The last point in her post is  quite impressive and important in practical sense..

The suggestions by Sri Suresh Kumar N. especially the last two are quite innovative and appreciable. I convey my sincere thanks to all of them.

Lastly, I wish to add just one item which I felt necessary for a College Library; it is creating a small corner to display news on new vocational courses and employment related activities. As I witnessed that college students often remains concerned about getting employment after completion of academic courses..

Thank you all.

Sincerely,

Siddhartha S. Ray

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Permalink Reply by Dipankar Borah on July 7, 2016 at 17:04

Dear Sir,

All are the methods given by the professionals is correct and you can use those. From my side, You can connect with social networking sites also, e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Youtube etc. So, that they can up to date and aware of the library resources available in the library and also you can conduct different activities like, Library orientation, Book Fair, or to encourage you can organise best library user award, or Book as your Friend like that. and keep books for competitive exams as much as you can. Because now the age of competition.

Thanking You,

Regards,

Dipankar,

LIA, NEC

Shillong.

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