A Study on Reading Habits of Users in Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

P. Balasubramanian; D. Christal Dora; M. Veerachamy

doi:10.51983/ajist-2013.3.2.75

Authors

P. Balasubramanian Deputy Librarian, Department of Library and Information Science, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli - 627 012, Tamil Nadu, India
D. Christal Dora Librarian, Bethlahem Institute of Engineering, Karungal - 629 157, Tamil Nadu, India
M. Veerachamy Research Scholar, Department of Library and Information Science, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli - 627 012, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2013.3.2.75

Keywords:

University Students, Investigation Reading Habits

Abstract

Reading Habit has been a subject of investigation in Librarianship, Journalism, Education, Psychology, Literature and history. Specifically reading habit refers to the settled tendency or practice of people to voluntarily seek reading material and devote time to reading. This article attempts to investigate into the reading habits of university students by studying about their use of university library. Questionnaire is used to investigate the participant’s general attitudes towards reading and their reading preferences. The gathered data highlighted what motivates students when they read for leisure and their preferred language of reading materials.

References

Balasubramanian.P. “Users and uses of Library”. Deep and Deep publications Pvt. LTD., New Delhi, 2011.

Balasubramanian.Pand Baladhandayutham “Research Methodology in Library Science’. Deep and Deep publications Pvt. LTD., New Delhi, 2011.

Balasubramanian.P and Ramasamy: A Digital Information and its utilization in Tamil Nadu’. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Publication Division, Tirunelveli, 2012.

Devarajan D.”Library Information users and Use studies”. Beacon Books., New Delhi ,1995.

Ibohal.C.H., Joteers,R.K. and Khomdon Singh,T.H. “Users Attitude Towards UGC INFLIBNET Services at Manipur Un iversity Library’; An Assessment proceedings of 2nd International Caliber, 11-13 Febraurty New Delhi, 2004.

Ranganathan,S.R. The Five Laws of Lbrary Science, Asia Publications house 2nd Edition, (Ran Sanahan Services in Library Science,; No.12) Bombay, 1963.