PROVISION OF AVAILABLE INFORMATION SERVICES AND INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES IN GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE LIBRARIES OF NORTH COSTAL ANDHR PRADESH (INDIA): A STUDY.

The main focus of the present research study reports on the information services, status of library building, sections and infrastructure facilities in selected Government Degree Colleges Libraries of North Costal Andhra Pradesh, India. Out of the 15 libraries studied, 10 do not have a separate building for library and they are housed either in administrative or part of class rooms. The degree college libraries of Srikakulam district have reported with adequate furniture, space for users, seating accommodation and toilet facilities. To understand the services offered to the users under the information services are studied-the reference services, question papers services and news paper clipping services are reported in all the studied 15 libraries. None of these libraries are offering inter library loan facility and indexing services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]