User Preferences of Web-Based Services at Academic Libraries –  A Study of Telangana State Universities

Author(s)	Mr. Soma Shekhar Gourishetty, Dr. Kiran Kumar Kothuri
Country	India
Abstract	The primary of this study is to examine the use pattern and their preference of web-based services by patrons of university libraries of Telangana state. It is hypothesized that users at higher-tier institutions (Central Universities) utilize online tools for more nuanced content filtering (Abstracts) compared to their peers at State Universities who prioritize speed (Titles). For this purpose, the researched administered a questionnaire using survey method. The primary data was collected from the library users of state and central universities of Telangana, analyzed the data with SPSS-26.0 and the results obtained through descriptive statistics were presented in tables. The findings shows that 28.9% state university users preferred ‘read-only tiles online’, 39.5% central university users preferred ‘read abstract only online’ and both university users given preference to ‘read only titles online’. It is concluded that reading only titles is the most significant common preference across the combined sample, suggesting that online platforms are primarily used for initial discovery and filtering rather than comprehensive consumption.
Keywords	Web-Based Technology, Read pattern, Download pattern, Universities.
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On	2026-05-22
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i03.79078

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