Users’ characteristics of General Authority for Governmental Printing Affairs Library: an analytical study
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https://doi.org/10.70000/cj.2022.67.562Keywords:
Library service, users, special libraries, EgyptAbstract
The study aims to describe the characteristics of the users of the library of the General Authority for Princely Printing Affairs, as it is the official printing press library of the Arab Republic of Egypt. To achieve this goal, the researcher prepared a questionnaire to reveal the characteristics of the users. The study used the descriptive analytical method to achieve its objectives. It concluded with several results, the most notable of which are: that the location of the library is inappropriate and far from the elderly, and that users find it difficult to access the titles due to the lack of indexes, classification, or indexing of periodicals, and the absence of an automated system. The study concluded with a set of recommendations, including: That the library be affiliated with a central body that works to develop the library, provide full support to it, set specific standards, and link the library’s website to the Authority’s website in a manner commensurate with its status, importance, and the importance of its collections, and place it in the appropriate position, and that the library should have a system, a written policy, and instructions to facilitate its work in accordance with the standards. And approved international specifications and following international systems in classifying and organizing its collections through an electronic system compatible with international specifications in the field of library and information systems.
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