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Presented by
Mrs. YAMUNA P.B (HOD)
Ms. Deepa john
Ms. supriya susan kurian
DEPT.OF LISS.B COLLEGE
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Points to be Remembered Give yourself plenty of time to think through and
rethink your choice of a topic.
Look for a subject and issue that will continue toengage you throughout research and writing.
Consult library materials and other print andelectronic information sources to refine the topic and
to see if sufficient work has been done on the subjectto make it a viable topic for your study.
Before setting on a final topic make sure youunderstand the amount and depth of study required.
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FORMULATION OF TITLE Title should be
Simple
Expressive
Brief
Subtitles are not necessary.
Eg: 1.Extension services in Kottayam Public
Library : A Study 2.An investigative study on extension
services provided by Kottayam Public
Library
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LAYOUT OF THE DISSERTATION
Layout of the dissertation should be as follows:-
I The Preliminary Pages
II The Main Text
III The End Matter
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I. PRILIMINARY PAGES Title
Acknowledgement and Foreword
Table of Content List of Tables
List of Graphs and charts
List of Abbreviations (if any)
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II. MAIN TEXTThe main text of the dissertation is arranged into six
chapters:-
Chapter 1- Introduction Chapter 2- Literature Review
Chapter 3- Subject of the study
Chapter 4- Methodology
Chapter 5- Analysis of Data
Chapter 6- Findings, Suggestions and
conclusion.
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1.3 Definition of Key TermsDefine each words in the title except articles. Definitionshould be taken from standard reference sources.
Eg: 1.3.1 Extension services
1.3.2 Kottayam
1.3.3 Public
1.3.4 Public Library
1.3.5 Study Operational Definition-The context in which this
particular word is used.
Eg: Extension service
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1.4 Objectives A few statements indicating objective of the study should
be given.
Objectives should be
- simple- clear
- specific
Eg. 1. To examine the extension services provided in
Kottayam Public Library.2.To identify the problems faced in providing
these services.
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1.6 Scope and Limitation The scope of the study should be stated and the
boundary lines be demarcated. The various limitationsunder which the study was completed.
- Subject limitation.
- Geographic limitation.
- Time limitation
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1.7 Organisation of the Study Chapter 1- Introduction
Chapter 2- Literature Review
Chapter 3- Subject of the study Chapter 4- Methodology
Chapter 5- Analysis of Data
Chapter 6- Findings, Suggestions and
conclusion
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CHAPTER 2.REVIEW OF LITERATURE In this chapter the sources from which the information was
collected were described such as
- Academic Journals
- Conference Proceedings
- Online databases A review shall include-
- Major objectives.
- Methodology adopted.
- Major findings of the studies reviewed. Literature of similar topics of last 5 years shall reviewed
and 50-75 reviews shall be included in this chapter.
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Eg:- Parvathammma,N.,Shankar Reddy1evaluateeffectiveness of public libraries from users point of view throughthe survey of information resources and services in publiclibraries in Gulbarga district was undertaken with questionnaire
as a data collection tool. Out of 450 questionnairesdistributed,259 users responded(57.7%). The findings includethat the majority of users are men and between 11 to 30 years ofage. Students, job holders in private or public undertakings werethe regular visitors to the library,who visited the library daily oratleast once in two days, mainly to read newspapers andmagazines, only 2 women(0.77%) and 4 men above 60 years ofage(1.54%)visited library during study period.
The chapter should ends with a conclusion.
References should be provided at the end of the chapter.
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CHAPTER 3. SUBJECT OF THE STUDY
Includes a brief description about the topic selected.
PART A : Subject PART B : Topic
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CHAPTER 4 METHODOLOGY Methodology adopted to conduct the study shall be
explained in detail.
Methods used to collect data for the study
Questionnaire
Interview
Observation
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Population and Sampling Population A complete group of entities having some
common set of characteristics.
Sample A subset or some part of large population.
If total population is less in number there is no need totake sample.
If the total population is not viable then only the
system of sampling arises. Total population and sample selected should be
presented using tables in the chapter.
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CHAPTER 5 ANALYSIS OF DATA Basic steps in analysis are
A. Categorizing Data
B. Coding the DataC. Calculating appropriate statistics.
A. Categorizing Data
Assigning of data to actual categories.(Data about students can be categorized by college andstudents).
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III. END MATTERSI) Bibliography
Provide references after each chapter.
General bibliography at the end of the dissertation(Alphabetical List).
II) Appendices
All appendices should be linked with the text.
Eg. The data required for the study is collected
using a questionnaire as given in appendix II.
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QUESTIONNAIRE PREPARATION
Question Structure
Closed ended Open Ended Contigency
questionnaire questionnaire questions
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Questionnaire
Closed Ended Questionnaire
Dichotomous Multiple Very shortchoice Qns. Choice Qns. Response Qns
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DICHOTOMOUS CHOICE
QUESTIONS Such questions provide only two options i.e.
Yes or No
Good or BadEg: 1. Did you find the user education
programme helpful ?
Yes No
2. How do you rate the services of your
library?
Good Bad
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Multiple Choice Questions Such questions provide multiple options from which
the respondent may choose one or more options as perinstruction given by the investigator.
Eg: How much satisfaction do you get from yourlibrary ?
A. A great deal
B. Fairly well
C. Not at all D. Dont Know E. No response
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Please indicate the purpose of visit (You may tick asmany options as are appropriate).
1. To consult text books
2.To read general books
3.To consult reference books4.To consult journals
5.To obtain latest information
6.To browse current literature
7.To access internet
Any other (Please Specify)------------------
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Very Short Response Questions
Such questions provide very brief response or answers.
Eg. 1. Please mention the percentage of discount onHindi language books received by your library------%.
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OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS Such questions ask the respondents to answer in his or
her own words.
Eg: What did you find more helpful about the
user education programme ?
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CONTINGENCY QUESTIONS Directing the respondents to go to only the question that is
applicable to him and skip the one not relevant to him.
1.Do you use LISA ? Yes No
If your answer is yes proceed to 2 and 3 otherwise go toquestion no 4.
2.Do you find LISA up to date? Yes No
3.Does LISA cover Indian periodicals adequately ?
Yes No4.In case you are not using LISA how do you manage to
keep yourself up to date with the latest developments in
the field of LIS.
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