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Role of Library in Promoting Reading Habits of Professional and Non Professional College Students:A Survey


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1 St. Agnes Autonomous College, Mangalore, Kamataka, India
2 Department of Studies in Library Science and Information, University of Mysore, Mysore 560 006, Karnataka, India
     

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The present study examines the issues related to the role of the library in promoting reading habits of professional and non professional students. The issues studied are the students' dependency on libraries, items that they read, and other factors that inspire them to develop their reading habits. A total of 1757 professional and non-professionals students from 52 colleges served as the sample for the present study. The data was collected by questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and Chi square were applied to find out the difference between course type and gender on various issues. Results show that overall non-professional students were more dependent on libraries and were more positive about librarians and libraries than professional students. Suggestions to improve reading habits are also discussed. Factors like motivation through library orientation: library services relating to current events, journal articles, newspaper clippings library hour, book display and personal dialogue by library staff and other factors that improve reading habits are discussed.
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Authors

S. T. Sudha
St. Agnes Autonomous College, Mangalore, Kamataka, India
N. S. Harinarayana
Department of Studies in Library Science and Information, University of Mysore, Mysore 560 006, Karnataka, India

Abstract


The present study examines the issues related to the role of the library in promoting reading habits of professional and non professional students. The issues studied are the students' dependency on libraries, items that they read, and other factors that inspire them to develop their reading habits. A total of 1757 professional and non-professionals students from 52 colleges served as the sample for the present study. The data was collected by questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and Chi square were applied to find out the difference between course type and gender on various issues. Results show that overall non-professional students were more dependent on libraries and were more positive about librarians and libraries than professional students. Suggestions to improve reading habits are also discussed. Factors like motivation through library orientation: library services relating to current events, journal articles, newspaper clippings library hour, book display and personal dialogue by library staff and other factors that improve reading habits are discussed.

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