What is it about?
The results of the study reveal the preferences of LIS students and hints what they want from LIS literature. Majority of students prefer books in comparison to journal articles as reading material. The survey revealed a high preference towards books written by authors from national origin than international authors. Similarly, students prefer books published by the national publishers than the international publishers. The findings further suggest that the affiliation of the author is a major factor as the student prefer books written by authors from central universities more to authors belonging to state universities or authors from industry. Further, students seem to be more impressed towards the books written by LIS academics than the books written by practising librarians.
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Why is it important?
The findings of the study have both theoretical and practical implications. The theoretical understanding of the behaviour of LIS students will help faculty members to understand the selection rationale of students. The practical aspect of this study is that the findings will help the acquisition librarians to make informed decisions in collection building for LIS collection in their libraries.
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In my opinion the findings of this study are important in terms of understanding the reading preferences of Indian LIS students in relation to the available literature.
Dr Vinit Kumar
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
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This page is a summary of: Understanding the document selection rationale of Library and Information Science students, Collection Building, November 2017, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/cb-07-2017-0029.
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