واقع خدمات المعلومات في مكتبات الجامعات السعودية الناشئة : جامعة الباحة أنموذجا

Abstract EN

Possibly the function of made the information resources available to users in easiest ways are to be reached is the most prominent functions for the libraries, where the libraries looking for collecting various sources of information to be organized and to make it available to the users.

This study attempted to identify the reality of the benefit for the users from the library services, and to know the adequacy and efficient of services provided to them as well as to identify their perceptions about the services provided to them.

In this study, the researcher used the analytical descriptive method based on the use of the case study, in order to identify the actual reality of the information services provided by the central library of Al-Baha University (as an emerging university) and its sub-libraries to the users to know whether they meet their needs or not.

184 questionnaires from About 500 were distributed, and 12 were excluded because they were not valid for analysis.

One of the most important results was the emergence of the needs to quick move to the library new building at the university's main campus, where the current building was inadequate, as well as a lack of qualified human resources, inadequate information sources and limited technical ability