Status of College Libraries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Authors

Amjad Ayaz, Department of Library and Information Science, Khushal Khan Khattak University KarakFollow
Izhar Muhammad, Department of Library and Information Science, Khushal Khan Khattak University KarakFollow
Muhammad Shehryar, Department of Library and Information Science, Khushal Khan Khattak University KarakFollow
Mohammad Hussain, Department of Library and Information Science, Khushal Khan Khattak University KarakFollow

Date of this Version

4-2021

Abstract

The main theme of this study was to explore the status of college libraries in the District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The study aimed to identify the services, reading materials, and technological resources in the college libraries. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data. The researchers personally visited the population cites, and distribute the questionnaire to collect data from the librarians of two Degree Colleges. The data was analyzed manually with the help of MS Word to draw the results. The findings of the study revealed that these libraries provide many of the services such as cataloging, classification, reference services, current awareness services, and user education. Furthermore, these libraries have least number of reading materials, and Information, and Communication Technology-based resources. Recommendations were made upon the findings of the study.