This article reports the results of an analytical study conducted on the utilization of print resources in the degree college libraries in Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh. | Utilization of print resources in degree college libraries in Visakhapatnam District an analytical study International Journal of Management IJM Volume 11 Issue 2 February 2020 pp. 209 220 Article ID IJM_11_02_022 Available online at http ijm JType IJM amp VType 11 amp IType 2 Journal Impact Factor 2020 Calculated by GISI ISSN Print 0976-6502 and ISSN Online 0976-6510 IAEME Publication Scopus Indexed UTILIZATION OF PRINT RESOURCES IN DEGREE COLLEGE LIBRARIES IN VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT AN ANALYTICAL STUDY Dr. M. Doraswamy Professor University Librarian Department of Library and Information Science University Library Dravidian University Andhra Pradesh India V. Appalaswami Naidu Librarian amp . Research Scholar PT Dr. . Krishna Government Degree College A Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh India ABSTRACT This article reports the results of an analytical study conducted on the utilization of print resources in the degree college libraries in Visakhapatnam District Andhra Pradesh. A questionnaire was distributed among 1485 students out of which 1100 respondents returned filled-in questionnaires at an overall response rate of 74 . The results showed postgraduate students using print resources reference books competitive books periodicals magazines dissertations project reports and old question papers more in number as compared to undergraduate students. In contrast the undergraduate students were found using news papers more in number compared to postgraduate students. Among other significant findings arts students preferred using competitive books dissertations project reports and newspapers more in number than science students whereas science students used reference books periodicals magazines and old question papers more in number as compared to arts students. Keywords Print Resources Usage pattern PG Students Arts Students Science Students. Cite this Article Dr. M. Doraswamy and V. Appalaswami Naidu Utilization of
