A Survey on the Reading Habits among Degree Students

Kamble, Laxmi and Mudalagi, Suneet A Survey on the Reading Habits among Degree Students. Journal of Advances in Library and Information Science, 2024, vol. 13, n. 2, pp. 46-51. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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This study was conducted among the students who are pursuing their degree at at KLE's Lingaraj College in Belagavi, Karnataka, India using a simple random selection method. The data was collected through Google questionnaires and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). The study found that most of the students spend one to two hours reading their textbooks daily for the purpose of gaining knowledge as well as to prepare for comparison tests. Television and social networking websites are the most popular sources of distraction for students.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: Electronic resources; Library; Reading Habit; Competitive exams; Students.
Subjects: C. Users, literacy and reading.
Depositing user: Laxmi Yallappa Kamble
Date deposited: 09 Jul 2024 03:09
Last modified: 09 Jul 2024 03:09
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/45883

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