INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR OF UNDER-GRADUATE STUDENTS IN RATNAGIRI DISTRICT COLLEGES, AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA

The present research paper depict realistic picture of actual behavior of the under college students during their process of seeking information in the information centre, i.e. Library. The specific objectives are-To know the purpose of information seeking, To study the information seeking behavior of undergraduate students,To measure the library services rendered by the colleges to its students,, To suggest strategies of improving undergraduate students information seeking behavior. A survey method and Random sampling technique was used in this study. Accordingly well structured, opened, as well as closed ended questions were asked in the questionnaire. It is found from the study that students in the colleges are the assets of the nation. They are interested in finding information and knowledge. Proper guidelines and provision of enough resources are the major responsibilities of the libraries.