Win by Reading More and Playing More: Information of Sports Persons
- Library Herald
- Jul 25, 2020
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Library Herald Year : 2015, Volume : 53, Issue : 3 First page : ( 209) Last page : ( 229) Print ISSN : 0024-2292. Online ISSN : 0976-2469. Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-2469.2015.00026.3
Gill Jatinder Singh*, (Retd) Satija MP**
*Assistant Librarian, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143 005
**UGC Emeritus Fellow, Department of Library and Information Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143 005
Abstract
This study is an attempt to know about information seeking pattern of the sports persons and sports scientists of Delhi and Punjab. Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Rai, Sonipat (Haryana) is a special inclusion. It investigates their purpose, frequency, modes and channels of seeking information, use of library sources and services especially in the context of use of Information Technology. This survey based study is illustrated with data tables and visual charts.
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