Reading habits among the users of Delhi Public Library, New Delhi

Sohail, Md.; Alvi, Andleeb

doi:10.36311/1981-1640.2011.v5n2.07.p69

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Assessment of Reading Habits of Public Library Users in the Digital Era: An Empirical Study

Halder¹

2021

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In the Context of rapid increase in electronic resources the reading habits of the public library user community are examined. A representative sample was drawn from a large and heterogeneous population following a stratified sampling technique. The reading habits of the users were identified using several parameters adopted to achieve the objectives of the study. Findings of the study revealed that 41.82% of respondents visit the library 2-4 times per month, followed by 22.05% used to visit it 2-3 times per week, while only 16.82% of the respondents visit the library almost regularly. However, the study indicated that electronic documents have an important role in enhancing people's reading habits. It is recommended that the library needs to emphasize on collecting both printed as well as digital resources. While reading habits of public library users are stable, they were quite comfortable reading in a digital environment.

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Assessment of Reading Habits of Public Library Users in the Digital Era: An Empirical Study

Halder¹

2021

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Reading Habits and Leisure Use of Public Library by Users: Special Reference of District Library of Ahmedabad City

Barot

Dodiya

2022

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In this research the aim is to find out users reading habits and leisure time use of public library. The primary data was collected from the district library users. Questionnaire and personal meet tools was used to collect the data. Data collected from 51 users by questionnaires was distributed to know their attitudes towards reading habits and purpose of the visiting public library. It is observed from the study that most of the men (68.6%) use reading habits and leisure while women (31.4%) have less habit of reading and leisure. Researchers also observe that mostly adult, students are the major users of the public library. Students visit library for their competitive exam preparations and updating their knowledge and aged people visit library to read newspaper and books which are the major source used by public library. Women visit library for stress free and enjoy reading. This article is use full in present and future reading habits developing and promoting in next generation.

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Role of Public Libraries in Building Knowledge Society

Nageswari

Natarajan

2020

Advances in Library and Information Science

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The library is a social institution. Libraries form a vital part of the world's social and educational system. They are entrusted with the responsibility of carrying knowledge to the doors of those who require it, so that it can be fruitfully utilized both by the educated and the uneducated. Knowledge is available through books, films, recordings, and other media. People in all walks of life use library resources for their day-to-day life. A public library is a social organization, supported by public funds, which provides for self-education, free information on social, economic, cultural, and recreational needs of all members of rural and urban classes of the society. It serves the public without any discrimination of caste, creed, age or gender, status, and educational attainments. It is, therefore, described as ‘People's University'. It is a democratic institution of the people, by the people, and for the people. The study reveals that the majority of the respondents, 73 (11.62%) belonging to the age group of 56-65 years visited the library to read Tamil newspapers.

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Reading habits among the users of Delhi Public Library, New Delhi

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Assessment of Reading Habits of Public Library Users in the Digital Era: An Empirical Study

Assessment of Reading Habits of Public Library Users in the Digital Era: An Empirical Study

Reading Habits and Leisure Use of Public Library by Users: Special Reference of District Library of Ahmedabad City

Role of Public Libraries in Building Knowledge Society

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