315 International Research: Journal of Library & Information Science | Vol.5 No.2, June, 2015 Use of Jayakar Library Portal: A Survey of Savitribai Phule Pune University Ms. Manisha B. Mane Librarian Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji College of Engineering Dr. B. M. Panage Librarian & Head, Department of Library & Information Science, Jayakar Library, Savitribai Phule University of Pune India. Abstract This paper aims to find out the level of awareness and use of library portal by the students of Savitribai Phule Pune University. The survey found that the majority of the students do not use library portal on regular basis. The study also found that the reasons for not using the library portal were lack of awareness, training and guidance, and the lack of contents on the library portal. The majority of the respondents appreciated the efforts of Jayakar Library and library staff with regard to portal provision of various e-resources, subject contents and useful links. A majority of the respondents also expressed that they needed guidance and training for the effective utilization of resources on the library portal. Keywords: Portals, user studies, library portal 1. INTRODUCTION: The Internet offers a host of ideas, a broad array of information and engaging, interactive opportunities to educators and students. The www has made a huge amount of information electronically available. Portals present information from diverse sources in a unified way. Portal technology provides a central online tool to access and exchange internal information, vendors and resources according to needs, mission and priorities of the library. Library portals have played a vital role in the advancement of the present education system. The principle benefit of the Library portal is to supplement the formal education system by making knowledge available to all users. It has become increasingly important for libraries to evaluate the usage of portal to verify that the information being provided to their users is pertinent, clearly presented, and internally consistent. It is important to see that the resources and services provided by library Portal are well utilized by the academic communities. This study was done to determine the usage of the library portal by the students and the library to improve the contents available on its portals.