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This study investigates the reading habits of higher secondary students from two schools in Chhingchhip village of Mizoram, India. A survey was conducted with 25 students from each school, namely Sainik School Chhingchhip and St. Peter's Higher Secondary School Chhingchhip, to gather data on their reading habits. The survey collected information on the frequency and types of reading materials used by the students, the factors influencing their reading habits, and their attitudes toward reading. The results show that the majority of students in both schools read for pleasure, and that reading for academic purposes is also common. The study finds that the reading habits of the students in both schools concerning leisure reading have many similarities, while the fundamental reading culture and frequency of reading and utilizing libraries seem to be different in many ways. The findings of this study have important implications for educators and policy-makers seeking to promote and support reading habits among secondary school students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of the study is to probe into the mobile reading habit in the digital era: a case study of Under Graduate Students at Durgapur Government College (D.G.C) and Michael Madhusudan Memorial College (M.M.M.C) of the steel city Durgapur. In the latter half of the 21st century smartphone has emerged as a book of globalization and enhanced the making of the global world, technologically revolutionizing the social and economic structure of the countries. The life and livelihood of people everywhere have undergone a massive change due to the influx of mobile phones in day-to-day life. Purpose: To recognize the impact of mobile reading habits, time spent, and preference of form among college students. Methodology: The questionnaire having 35 questions was distributed to 130 students. Out of 130 students, 128 questionnaire forms were received from students, however, 06 questionnaire forms were found incomplete therefore 122 questionnaire forms were selected for the data analysis. Key Finding: The life and livelihood of people everywhere have undergone a massive change due to the influx of mobile phones in day-to-day life. This means the maximum number of respondents from both colleges use their phones for 1-3 and 3-5 hours a day. As per analysis, it is found that the maximum number of respondents from both colleges want e-book services from their respective libraries. As per analysis, it is found that maximum respondents look for word meanings on their phones using a dictionary app and prefer the English language for mobile reading. This means the maximum number of respondents from both colleges read news on their phones. It could be said that the maximum number of respondents from both colleges belong to urban areas. Conclusion: Awareness should be spread, that people have to use more and more e-books and libraries should have sufficient books to cater to various kinds of readers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Data mining is a process that is used to find the important and meaningful patterns in the large data-set. It is used to convert the raw data into meaningful information and knowledge. The unknown patterns are extracted from the unstructured data which is stored in proper format and then utilized for developing future strategies. Various questions arise such as what is data mining, its process, tools or software used in the data mining, and what are the applications of data mining in libraries? This article describes the basics of data mining, process, tools and techniques used in data mining. The data of the circulation section of Jamia Millia University is taken to find out the meaningful patterns and to know certain borrowing habits of the patrons of the library. Python as a language is used for the coding for the determination of various helpful sequences which provide a meaningful interpretation for the circulation section log and such kinds of patterns can be used for the decision making for the library. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: This paper aims at determining students' attributes and utilization of information resources in academic libraries in Imo State. The study focused on four (4) Universities in Imo State while four (4) variables were considered: students' study habit, intellectual curiosity and information literacy skill, with a sample of one hundred and twenty (120) respondents. Methods: The sample respondents were drawn using a simple random sampling technique through structured questionnaires. The answer to the research questions were arrived at using the descriptive analysis while the hypotheses were tested using t-test at 5% level of significance. Results: The results show that the major determinants of students' utilization of library information resources are: students' information literacy skill to use the computer and Internet facilities provided to access information resources for their assignments; to explore new ideas and balance their study time with recreation to avoid conflict. The result also shows a significant relationship between students' study habit, intellectual curiosity, information literacy skill and utilization of information resources in the library. Conclusion: The extent of students' knowledge of how to access sources of information using computer and Internet facilities provided; students' desire to explore new ideas to among others update themselves and carry out their class assignments affects their utilization of library information resources. Finally, the students' study habits, intellectual curiosity and information literacy skill significantly affects the utilisation of library resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Previous studies have identified several factors that could improve the reading habit of students in Osun central senatorial district of Osun State. Observably, there is dearth of studies on the relationship that exists between peer influence and reading habit of secondary school students in public schools in the State. This research investigated the prevalence of peer influence and the extent to which peer influence predicts reading habit students. The study iss a descriptive survey of the correlational type of which a multistage sampling procedure was adopted. Twelve public secondary schools were used for the study in Osun Central senatorial district in Osun State from which 476 S.S.S. II students were proportionately selected. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and Pearson's product moment correlation. The hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance. The respondents were Males 205 (43%) and females 271 (57%) with a mean age of 16 years ±1.36. Reading together with friend(s)" (...=3.21) was the major peer influence. A high level of peer influence was obtained among the students (56.7%). A weak positive significant relationship was found between peer influence and reading habit. The high level of peer influence that subsists among the students should be harnessed towards boosting reading habit among the students and assist them to record success with reading. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigates the attitudes, perceptions and practices of pleasure reading among the undergraduate and graduate students of Dhaka University. Undergraduate and Graduate students under three major faculties i.e. Arts and Social Sciences; Business Studies; and Science, Engineering & Technology have been selected to participate in this survey. A total of 300 questionnaires have been distributed among the interested participants and the libraries of the concerned faculties were selected for selecting respondents randomly. Systematic random sampling method has been deployed for the convenient of the study. Data analysis has been done using SPSS Version 25 and MS Excel. The study investigates the following topics: attitudes and understanding of pleasure reading among the students; the correlation between pleasure reading and academic achievement; whether the library could play a significant role in promoting pleasure reading. This study suggests that the students of Dhaka University have the habit of pleasure reading. The undergraduate and graduate students of Dhaka University confess that pleasure reading helps them to get mental peace and sanity at the same time being positive. They also acknowledge that pleasure reading helps them in achieving academic success, acquiring new knowledge and developing vocabulary base. One of the key findings of the study is that students are very much career-centric and they spend most of their time reading job-seeking guidebooks. The study is the first endeavor to investigate the pleasure reading trends and attitudes among the students of Dhaka University that may prompt future research on Bangladeshi students regarding pleasure reading. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research paper investigated the information seeking behavior of college students surveying twelve colleges affiliated to the University of Delhi. Different variable sets were used to analyse the undergraduates' reading habits, information needs, information search and information use behavior. Total 506 undergraduate students of different disciplines such as sciences, social sciences and humanities were selected as a sample applying multistage and stratified sampling techniques. The study applied SPSS, Version-25 for analysing the various aspects of the study. Results revealed that books were the most preferred source of information among 84.2 percent of the undergraduate students followed by newspapers (64.9 percent) and magazines (43.7 percent) in all the three disciplines. In addition, 34.3 percent undergraduate students were inclined for reading books in more often printed less often electronic format, newspapers (37.3 percent) respondents in both printed and electronic in equal proportion and magazine (52.4 percent) in more often electronic and less often printed format. On the basis of weighted mean, keyword search (206.3 WM) followed by phrase search (159.1 WM) were always used by the students for information search and retrieval. The maximum number of 24.7 percent respondents in humanities, sciences (23.5 percent) and social sciences (23.3 percent) found print resources more reliable than electronic resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Those who read more books, have more chances of mental development and better opportunities of success. Hence, this paper is an attempt to find out relationship between students' reading habits and their academic performance in Government Post Graduate College Nowshera, Pakistan at Bachelor of Sciences (BS) level. To collect the relevant data, a questionnaire was designed and distributed among 420 (270 males and 150 females) students studying at BS level. The questionnaire investigated students' reading habit and their attitudes towards reading. Students' academic performances were recorded through the transcripts of their examination in the previous semester. The collected data were analyzed by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The researchers concluded that students do not read books frequently and female students take more interest in reading books than male students. It is recommended that teachers and parents should create a conducive environment for students to read more and more books for effective learning. Students should also make library their first point of call to get updated from time to time for development of reading habits. Adequate and updated books, journals, newspaper must be available in the libraries, so that students could be attracted for more reading. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Electronic information sources are essential for PhD students in India's expanding higher education system. This cohort's gender differences in electronic information resource access, use, and choice are examined. Inclusion and diversity in digital academia need understanding how gender affects information-seeking and resource utilization. Academic equity policies are informed by qualitative thematic analysis of gender inequality. In the digital age, higher education gender equality is crucial. This study examines Indian PhD students' electronic information use by gender. Gender-related information-seeking habits and preferences are examined to find impediments and opportunities for equal access and use. Scholarship must address gender-related information access and use inequities to include women in academia and student resource access. This study examines electronic information resource use, literacy, and barriers in different male and female participants. Surveys illustrate how people choose, evaluate, and use digital information. Many of the analyzed population uses E-journals, E-databases (Research & Statistical Database), and E-databases (Abstracting & Indexing). Interestingly, resource consumption gender discrepancies were minor, indicating equitable access. Despite skill category differences, respondents were confident in their information literacy. These self-assessments demonstrate the need for information literacy training to empower users. Our study found that low computer skills, internet access, power supply instability, and information overload impede technology use. Address these issues for equitable digital resource access and use. This study suggests treating and supporting male and female users. Future study should address socio-economic and cultural resource use issues to create an inclusive and informed digital environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the importance of reading for sustainable academic performance and human development, emphasizing its critical role in education and personal growth. Topics include the complexity of reading as a mental activity, the development of effective reading habits, and the correlation between reading habits and academic success.

In recent times, lack of cultivating the habit of reading has been the concern of all stakeholders. The lack of enthusiasm of secondary school students for reading has contributed to many failures such as poor writing and limited understanding about what they are taught in class. This growing concern provides motivation for this study. Thus, this study seeks to discover and elucidate the various ways whereby secondary school students in Benue state could develop the habits of reading amidst divergent distractions around them especially in the 21st century society as well as the roles of stakeholders towards enhancing the reading habits of students at the secondary school. The study concluded that the reading habits of secondary school students should be given rapt attention because of the imminent danger of losing reading habits in the era of information and communication technologies, where the use of social media sites is the order of the day. The study recommends that there must be a fixed time for reading a variety of reading materials that will appeal to students and that adopting different methods to arouse the interest of students could enhance their reading habits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose The COVID-19 epidemic significantly impacted daily life and led to the adoption of significant steps to stop the virus's spread. Educational institutions and social gatherings were placed on prolonged lockdown, with people continuing to maintain physical distance. As a result, students of all classes are highly engaged in using the internet. In this article, the usage of the internet of the student's Information Science and Library Management, University of Rajshahi are studied. The aim of the present study was to examine the usage of the internet during the post-pandemic. Furthermore, this research aims to investigate the internet usage rate, career development, academic development through the internet, the efficiency of online classes etc. Methods A questionnaire data collection method was used. The respondents were randomly selected from the department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Rajshahi. For the research, some data were entered and analyzed using SPSS and Biblioshiny software. Findings The research shows that the respondent had an average age of 23. The results of this paper show that the data of students are relatively valuable, and it shows that students had not only wasted their valuable time using the internet aimlessly but students had developed their career besides academic improvement. Students had developed many extra-knowledges through the internet, such as, language learning, IT skills, reading e-books habit etc. COVID-19 influenced the daily life of students as internet usage impacted on both positive and negative sides. However, most of the respondents were in rural places during the pandemic. Limitations The first barrier was time and financial supports for conducting the study. In addition, the study was conducted on a limited sample. The further research can be conducted within a broader area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The widespread adoption of electronic resources, particularly in the realm of reading books, has transformed the landscape of academic libraries across the globe. This study explores the impact of e-resources on the reading habits and preferences of Central Library users at the University of Rajshahi. By analyzing the attitudes and experiences of students, faculty, and researchers, this research sheds light on the significance of e-resources in modern-day learning environments. The core purposes of the study are to investigate the trend and impact of using electronic resources, to explore the reasons, to know the benefits of using e-resources by the students. Out of 200 students only 85% students are familiar with e-resources. Only 90% of students use e-resources. They use e-resources for learning, reading, teaching, jobs, recreation, news etc. They use different types of e-resources such as e-books, e-journals, e-magazine, e-maps, e-news etc. They prefer mobile phones most to access e-resources. But due to a lack of adequate collection, high speed internet connection, proper knowledge, and infrastructure, they face many difficulties in using e-resources in the central library. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The focus of this paper is to examine the roles of library in promoting Reading Habits among students. The paper saw the library as a social service oriented institution aimed at encouraging students to cultivate reading habits. It looked at library as learning environments that provide space, access to resources, activities and services to encourage and support students, teachers, and community learning. The paper also explained the concept of reading and that reading provides the information needed to expand our understanding of thing. The paper defined reading habits as a passion and zeal for reading and outlined its importance to improve the students' comprehension skills, vocabulary, pronunciation, speed, knowledge, and lifelong learning. Indeed good reading habits promote self education which helps in the modification of personality. The paper further recognized the vital roles of parents, teachers, and librarians among others that enable students to embark on reading and developing good reading habits. It also pointed out that libraries should organize programmes, exhibitions, storytelling and so forth and use them to inculcate reading habit on the students. This paper revealed that the cause of poor reading habits are lack of functional library, family background, corruption, lack of interest, teachers failures among other things. The paper equally pointed out some strategies for improving reading habits that library should be established and maintained in schools and localities, library should organise progrmmes leading to inculcating reading habit on the students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reading is a basic learning tool for an individual that begins early and continues throughout life. It would appear that the world is digitally at one's fingertips, with everything connected to the internet with the increasing dominance of digital reading over paper reading. On the other hand, it is fair to assume that books will continue to be printed for a very long time despite the rise in e-book readers. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the actual trends in using printed books among university students. The study collected data from 233 undergraduate students from different Four (04) universities in Bangladesh through a survey questionnaire. The results show that despite the increasing use of digital devices and e-books, printed books remain the preferred medium for reading. Results suggest that young adults spend hours watching television and chatting on social media at the expense of reading and that reading culture has been in decline. The findings explored that a small percentage of respondents consistently use printed books, while a significant number resort to them for specific academic purposes. The study also highlights the varying levels of engagement, with some respondents dedicating several hours to reading printed books. Self-development and job preparation emerged as the primary reasons for using printed books, while entertainment played a lesser reason to read books on printed paper. The study further analyzes the preferred locations for reading printed books, with libraries and homes being the most commonly chosen settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose This study, carried out at Uganda College of Commerce, Tororo Uganda examined the reading habits of students in the digital era in order to propose strategies for enhanced library and information services provision. Design/methodology/approach This study utilized cross-sectional survey design with mixed-methods approach. Data were collected using questionnaire and interview. Quantitative and qualitative data analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) and thematic analysis respectively. The study population two hundred forty-two students and 15 staff members of Uganda College of Commerce, Tororo. Findings It was established that students at Uganda College of Commerce, Tororo mostly read to pass examinations, and textbooks are the most used information resources. Students prefer print to digital information resources. It also emerged that lack of the Internet was the biggest challenge affecting students' reading. Therefore, the study recommends development of information literacy programmes, institutional repositories and subscription to electronic resources among measures to enhance students' reading habits higher education institutions. Originality This study is a contribution to the scanty literature about reading habits in higher education institutions and the findings inform future planning and development of library and information services in higher education institutions in Uganda and sub Saharan Africa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study investigated the reading habits of undergraduates in universities in Delta State, Nigeria. The specific objectives of the research were to find out the reading habits of undergraduates and the problems militating against effective reading among them. In carrying out this study, two research questions were raised. Descriptive survey design was utilized for the study. The population of the study was forty-three thousand, five hundred (43,500) undergraduates in three universities in Delta State. The sample size for this study was 500. These universities include: Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State University, Abraka and Western Delta University, Oghara. Four hundred and fifty-two (452) copies of the questionnaire were retrieved and found usable. Proportionate stratified random sampling techniques was used for this study. The instruments used for this study was a researcher developed questionnaire with the title "Reading Habits of Undergraduates Questionnaire". Data were analysed using frequencies and percentage. Finding form this study showed that the reading habits of undergraduates in Delta State was low. Distraction from the social media/Internet, lack of interest in reading, distraction from friends and non-availability of books were the reason for the decline in undergraduates reading habits. The study recommended among others that university management should ensure the provision of wellequipped library in order to attract undergraduates to come to the library to read. This can be achieved by making available relevant information technologies that will enable the use of social media for educational purpose. Also, lecturers should engage undergraduates in several assignments and presentations and these should form a greater part of their assessment process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The COVID-19 pandemic in India is a part of a worldwide pandemic, on 24 March 2020, the Government of India has announced a nationwide lockdown. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the day-to-day activities particularly has created the largest disruption of education systems in India. This study has examined the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the reading habit of Law Students in Tamil Nadu. A descriptive survey method was adopted and an online web-based questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The total response collected for the study is 464 and 65.52% of respondents are female. It was found that there was a significant development in the reading habit of Law Students in Tamilnadu during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. It was revealed that most Law Students in Tamandu used a mobile phone (96.8%) to read during the lockdown. It was shown the challenges in reading during the lockdown, which include Heavy use of social media, Laziness, Work/home burden, lack of motivation, and non-availability of resources. It was concluded that COVID-19 lockdown has a positive influence on the reading habits of most Law Students in Tamailnadu and the findings of this study will provide understanding into the reading habits of these law students and necessary recommendations will be made. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research discusses the existence and innovation of libraries in online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. Online learning is carried out by utilizing technology as a means of connecting educators and students. Libraries as a place to provide sources of information to support the learning process must always improve themselves to show the best and be prepared to keep up with the times. The transformation of library management to digital must be given priority, so that libraries can exist in the midst of a pandemic. Library support in teaching and learning activities is very important, especially in fulfilling the information needs of the academic community in a university. The purpose of this study was to analyze the existence and support of the UIN Jakarta Medical Faculty Library in the online learning process during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods. The results of the interview revealed that the limitations and online learning carried out by medical students made libraries try to make new innovations in supporting the teaching and learning process during the adaptation period of new habits during the pandemic Covid-19. From these findings, it has resulted in several new innovations in the form of providing remote access control that can be accessed through open public access cataloging and websites for various library collections and the convenience of various online library services. Besides that, a specialist subject librarian is needed to mediate between information in the library and the academic community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Electronic Information Resources otherwise known as Electronic Resources (ERs) is a global platform for information delivery, especially in the teaching and learning environment. This work investigates the impact ERs could have in revamping the dwindling reading culture among the students of Osun State University. The quantitative method was adopted through the use of a survey. A random sampling technique was used to select 388 respondents as the sample size from the total population of users. A predetermined structured questionnaire was deployed as the instrument of gathering data for the research study, administered to the selected respondents, returned and the data obtained therefrom were subsequently analyzed with simple frequency counts and percentages. Findings indicate that majority of the students utilize ERs to secure success in examinations and as well upgrade their level of information and knowledge. Similarly, e-journals and magazines, e-books, and e-newspapers constitute the information materials sought by the clients while poor internet connectivity, power outage, and insufficient workstations are hindrances to full utilization of ERs. Also, the paper identifies the potency of the ERs to enhance the reading habits of the students, especially when synergized with the role of parents and friends. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The dream of every student on entry any institution of learning is to excel academically and this can be achieve through self-belief facilitated by effective reading which is a complex cognitive process of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning as an essential skill for academic success. Above all, the library should be seen by such student as information warehouse where desired information can be obtained through reading. This study therefore is an assessment of the effect of self-efficacy, reading culture and utilization of library habits on the academic achievement of student-librarians. The study employed a descriptive survey method with a population sample of 250 student-librarians as respondents selected through stratified sampling techniques from five public universities in Nigeria. The study was guided by five objectives and research questions respectively as well as five formulated and tested hypotheses. The principle instrument used in collecting data was a structured questionnaire designed by the researcher titled: 'The effect of self-efficacy, reading and utilization of library habits on academic achievement'. The instrument was tested for reliability using Cronbach alpha after being validated by two experts in the field of measurement and evaluation and the reliability coefficient indicated that self-efficacy scale=0.88, reading habits=0.67; library utilization habits=0.90 and academic achievement=0. 90 The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson Product Moment Coefficient (PPMC) and Multiple Regression Analysis (MRA). The outcome of the study showed that there was statistical significant relationship between self-efficacy and academic achievement, there exist also a positive relationship between reading habits and academic achievement while the result also indicated no significant relationship between library utilization habits and academic achievement. However the result of this study did reveal that self-efficacy, reading and library utilization habits are effective predictors of academic achievement of student-librarians and by extension, all students. It was based on the findings that it was recommended that students-librarians should be effectively encouraged, mentored, monitored fortified and persuaded by school management, lecturers and librarians into believing in themselves, reading and utilize the library regularly and that government, university management and university librarians as well as other stakeholders in the management of higher education should ensure that academic libraries are equipped with enough print and e-materials with state-of-the-art facilities as to making the library attractive, functional and conducive, for the students to use among others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information about the role of school libraries in the implementation of Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme in UBE Junior secondary schools in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State Nigeria. It mentions that UBE, focused only on providing educational opportunities to primary school age children.

This paper has focused on reading habits of school students in Patrasayer block of Bankura district in the state of West Bengal of India. This reading habits include the time spent by the students in school library. We are taken 380 students as sample from nineteen secondary and higher secondary schools at the Patrasayer block. The methodology includes data collection and data analysis. A structured questionnaire has been provided to all 380 students of those nineteen schools. There, lots of parameters have been study and criticized for the purpose of knowing reading habits of the students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose - This study was carried out to ascertain parents' attitude about reading related activities of children, to discover parents' efforts for instilling the reading habit in their children, to understand the challenges faced by parents in inculcating reading habit in their children, and to suggest possible solutions to the parents' difficulties related to their children's reading habits. Design/Methodology - The research was conducted using the Survey method, with Focus Group Discussion used as the data collection tool. The research sample was 24 parents of pupils who were studying in the primary and secondary Marathi medium schools in Nashik district. An anonymous data was collected Qualitative descriptive analysis was carried out of the collected data. Findings - It was observed that parents knew that pleasure reading was important for the overall behavioral development of their children. However, less than half of them performed any substantial activities to instill the reading habit in their children. Children's excessive usage of the internet, time constraints, children's disinterest in reading, and parents' incognizance about the effective reading material were the main challenges faced. Originality/Value - This study is one of the first one of its kind in the Indian scenario. Uniquely collecting parents' real experiences through focus group interviews, this paper provides concrete solutions to the difficulties of parents in inculcating reading habits among their children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reading is a process which involves recognition and understanding. This study which is based on a survey attempts to analyze the newspaper reading culture amongst the University students. The habit of newspaper reading can prove to be beneficial to the students as they deliver great educational merits. The study reveals various aspects like reading frequency, preferred form of newspaper, whether print or electronic, its value in providing information, its effect on vocabulary of students, various factors which drive the students to read newspaper, type of news read in the newspaper and more. We can also observe in this study whether students’ reading habits have been affected due to lockdown situation caused by COVID pandemic as well as their overall experience of newspaper reading. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study explores the factors affecting the reading development of middle schools' students studying in private schools. A quantitative study with the help of survey design was conducted on parents whose children were enrolled in 6 th to 8th grades in private middle schools of Lahore, Pakistan. The research findings indicated that excessive use of screens such as mobile, TV, and electronic games are the major problems parents face in the promotion of reading habits among children. The other difficulties include the excessive curriculum textbooks, lack of interest by parents, high cost of reading material, lack of school-level practices, absence of school library. The study also revealed that limiting screen time, giving reading rewards, proper maintaining record of child's reading activities, book talk with peers or in the group, associating reading with pleasure, daily ask the child to read certain words, visit of libraries, book exhibitions and literary places are the result-oriented strategies which can be used to promote reading habits among the school children. Results are valuable for parents, educationists, teachers, and policymakers to minimize reading hurdles and prioritizing strategies in order to develop reading habits among their children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper is based on the District library, Lakhimpur, Assam, India, which is an endeavor to highlight the reading habits of users in Pre & Post lockdown period (pre lockdown period refer as April 2019 to 24th March 2020 and post Lockdown as after 30th June 2020 to 20th March 2021) of Lakhimpur District Library (LDL). The aim of the present study is also to find out the time used by the users of the Lakhimpur district library in different age groups. The finding of the study also reveals that there is scope for development of LDL to bring more users. The study highlights the pre & post lockdown period scenario of the library where 150 Nos. of users were surveyed with structured questionnaire as a tool for data collection and collected data has been analyzed and presented in the tables and based on the available data on the Library suggestions have been given to improve the functions of the Library. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study attempted to understand the University students' digital reading habits and their related skills. It also has a view of students' preferred sources of reading, whether physical or digital resources. For this study, we conducted a survey study with students and research scholars of the Central University of Tamil Nadu, India. The instrument was a structured questionnaire distributed with various modes. The result found that the majority of the students are well known about digital tools and usage, most of the students are excellent in digital literacy skills and other findings is however they are good in digital literacy even though they like to read print books is their most favorable preference. The results conclude that whatever technological devices are developed and students have also grown their technical knowledge. The result finds out, in education especially reading-wise, students or readers' first wish is printed resources; digital books are secondary to them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes the information seeking behaviour of engineering faculty members of selected engineering colleges in Ryalaseema Region of AnadhraPradesh. Data were collected by using questionnaire from 41 engineering colleges in Rayalaseema Region. A structured questionnaire was distributed among 1230 faculty members, of whom 968 (78.69%) responded. This study investigates the information seeking behaviour of engineering faculty members in Rayalaseema Region of A.P. The purpose was to investigate the types of information sources used by the faculty members, problems faced while seeking information, purpose of using e-resources, use of e-consortiums and priority of information seeking habits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reading is the basic step for learners in education and it plays a key part in literacy and language gaining. It increases intellectual aptitude through giving new thoughts, notions and enhances vocabulary. This study attempts to examine students 'reading behavior in the electronic age and the reason for the decline towards reading. The population of the study was based on graduates' students of public sector colleges of Lahore vicinity. A well-structured questionnaire for the survey was used for data collection. A sample of 334 students of graduate program was sampled employing proportionate random sampling technique from public sector colleges (6 girls and 6 boys). The study findings show that 43.4 percent of the students prefer to spend time on electronic media and they were reluctant to read the books. Further, they were involved and preferred to use a cell phone as compared to study. Similarly, the student was also found that they were using Facebook as compared to reading habits. This study concluded that students had more exposure to electronic media and social networking sites as compared to study culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present paper examines the assessing the impact of ICT on the library users and their reading habits. A total of 2463 samples were selected from 11 state universities in Karnataka State, India. A well designed questionnaire was used for the data collection and data has been analyzed using SPSS. The present study consisted of an equal number of males (51.3%) and female (48.7%) respondents and most of the them are from rural (63.0%) areas. It can be seen from the table that the majority of female (71.8%) and male (66.3%) respondents read information sources at their home. It is very interesting to note that majority of the respondents are inspired by themselves to read (68.5%) followed by good books (57.4%) and teachers (42.0%). The study found that 50.3% of male and 49.7% of female respondents opined that the ICT has made an impact on their reading habits. In this regards the result found that, the ICT has made an impact on enhancing the reading habits of the respondents. Further, it is found that, majority of the respondents strongly agreed that they can read more books available online, they can save time in searching information, they can get all information in their fingertips. The result shows that, the students and faculties have faced various problems in using ICT tools. The study recommends that, Higher education council and university authority may provide the latest and updated version of the computers along with continuous electricity supply with UPS connections and high Internet bandwidth facility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bloom’s taxonomy has been utilized in many brunches of disciplines and several user and nonuser study has been conducted by researchers to find out the reasons of degradation of library usage. But the application of Bloom’s taxonomy in elementary education in order to flourish the reading habit and library usage has not been done much. This paper outlines the lacunas of elementary education systems in India to indicate the primary deficiency of ability to make a library-oriented community and listing the antecedents of learning to read as well as draws a relationship model between education and library system and a symbiosis model among elementary education, library usage and Bloom’s Taxonomy have been given. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study empirically analyses the parent's reading involvement with their children. A quantitative study with the help of survey design was conducted. The population consisted of parents whose child were enrolled in 6th to 8th grades (middle school education) in private schools of Lahore, Pakistan. Findings of the research indicated that the majority of the parents used with both formats (print and electronic) to promote reading habits of their children. Newspapers/magazines and storybooks are among the most used types of material to develop reading habits. Findings also showed that most of the parents engage themselves only once in a month and pay less attention to literary visits. Parents who spend more time with children for leisure reading has a significant and positive impact on study output of children and vice versa. The study recommended that the proper time allocation and parent's proactive involvement with children are the essential requirements for the reading habits to flourish. Results are important and useful for parents, educationists, teachers and policymakers in devising policies to promote reading habits among children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Any research institution needs to analyze their research output in terms of journal articles in SCI or SCImago Journal Ranking (SJR) Indicator. It is also essential at the same time to understand the library subscription quality. In this article, an attempt has been made to map the faculty and research scholarly journal publications and the library E-journals subscription. The current year articles publications by the academic staff and research scholars indexed in the SCOPUS database have been analyzed based on the full-text availability. The sources from where the academic staff refer and cite would like to publish their research articles. It is vital from the library point of view to study bibliometric analysis on their users' needs from time to time by understanding the reading and referencing habits. It is effortless to subscribe to more resources, but it is challenging to use them for users' academic purposes. To know the usage pattern and develop a library subscription strategy where > 90% of the library budget was invested in subscribing to E-Journals, and online databases, the usage of these resources matters the most. Gone are the days when traditional methods like subscribe and wait for your user to use these resources. It is imperative to understand what they want instead of bombarding with what we have for them. The methodology used here is straightforward, the SCOPUS Indexed articles published by faculty members and research scholars of the institution were analyzed using full-text availability from the library subscriptions and from open access resources. The majority, 77% of the articles have full-text availability, of which 43% are from library resources and 24% are from Open Access journals. There are 23% of published articles indexed in SCOPUS do not available in full-text for and these sources are not part of the library subscriptions. Out of all types of documents, the majority, 69.70% published in the form of articles. Science Direct is the major source for academic staff to publish their articles, followed by Springer Nature, and the third-highest source of publication is Open Access resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective-The main objective of the study is to investigate the assessment of social media use on study habits among nursing students in Babcock University ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria. Methods-The study adopted survey research design. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analysis. Specifically, data collected were analyzed using charts, graphs, percentages and frequency were used to answer the research questions. The Analysis of Variance were used to test hypotheses at 0.05 significant level. Results-The results and findings revealed that 66 (68.8%) of the respondents use the social media many times a day while a handful of them use it occasionally. Most of the respondents use SM less than one hour. The study reveals that the respondents mostly use Whatsapp and YouTube. The study shows that the time spent on the use of social media has no significant effect on the study habit of nursing students. The study also reveals that social media use has no significant effect on the study habits of nursing students of the institution understudy. Conclusion-The most dynamic and adorable technology of the 21st Century, common to the internet generation students is the social media. Its potentials and capability to enhance quality education is paramount to academic performance. Therefore, understanding the use of SM among nursing students demands that librarians should sensitize them on the need to blueprint their study schedule in order to activate their consciousness in utilizing the potentials of social media to their education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigates the online behavior of professionals and students. This research applied the qualitative method to get the objectives. The sample consists of 50 respondents of Karachi. These are selected from various professions such as doctors, teachers, researchers, bankers, businessmen, journalists, librarians and regular students of the University of Karachi. The data was collected through face to face interviews that recorded on the smartphone. The recorded interviews were transcribed and then analyzed. The findings indicated that internet increases the reading habit. Availability and accessibility of material improve the reading amount whereas cross-references, hyperlinks, and link to link movement developed the reading interest. Multimedia type information i.e. animation, pictures, charts, and graphs increase the online reading interest. It fulfills the professional needs on workplace at any time. Internet improves the professional skills because it provides the current research articles, teaching methodology, surgical videos, hot issues and every type of information. Online lectures, tutorials, demos enhance the independent lifelong learning skills. Internet increases the knowledge of users because of the availability of information across the world. While translation service, online dictionaries, pronunciation, and vocabularies also enhance the language skills. The results revealed that they read online for recreational purpose and general information. Moreover, they prefer print reading for recreational purpose and online reading for professional need. For ready reference service, they read directly on the screen. Full-text reading now converted into skimming. Whereas, the experiences of online reading about comprehension, concentration, absorption, recall, and relaxation depend on the topic and their interest in reading. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Objectives of Present study is to Know Number of questionnaires distributed and received from UG students of government college for women's library chinthamani, followed by Gender Wise Responses Received, Age wise responses received from the students, Membership of the library, Frequency of visit to the library, Purpose of visit to the library, Time spent in the library, Barrowing Books from the library, channels of getting awareness about reading materials, Barrowing reading materials from the library. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigates reading habits amongst undergraduate students. Thus, the study discovered among others, the meaning of reading and the types of reading habits usually engage in by undergraduate students. To achieve this study, four (4) research objectives and from which the research questions were derived were formulated and they are: to ascertain the time spent by undergraduate students in reading; to identify the various reading habits of undergraduate students; to determine the factors affecting the reading habits of undergraduate students; to know the effect reading habits has on undergraduate students. The study adopted a descriptive research method which gives room for the collection of data through questionnaire. The data collected were presented using frequency distribution, tables, figures and percentage. Data collected were also interpreted and analyzed to arrive at the findings of the study. The study discovered among others, that the respondents spent majorly two to four hours (2-4) in reading; also it indicated that series of assignment, personal busy schedule, poor lightings, poor library environment, parental socio-economic status and inadequate books are majorly the factors that affect the reading habits of the respondents either positively or negatively by the respondents again, it revealed that good reading habits helps to boost ones reading speed, widens ones experiences and knowledge, makes one to keep abreast of what is happening per time, it serves as a means of entertainment and above all, it brings about good performance in a given task. The study was concluded by given recommendations to the above findings so as to have good reading habits or culture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study on reading habits among higher secondary school students is a paper thought to access the use of library service and reading habits of higher secondary school students the findings from the table are differentiated into various categories and the table shows that the most of the students are very much enjoyable in reading books with fervor. therefore the study concluded that the reading habits of secondary school students should be given rapt attention because of the imminent danger of losing reading habits in the era of information & communication technology. the study recommends that there must be a fixed time for reading a variety of reading material that will appeal to students and that adopting different methods to arouse the interest of students could enhance their reading habit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article explores how social media and study habits of secondary school students in Anambra State, Nigeria. Topics include broadened the scope of communication through Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs); and marshal in technological advancement that change the nature of communication, socialization and private versus public information.

The paper was to examine reading habit among students and its effect on academic performance: using Eastbank Senior High School in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana as a case study. A questionnaire was employed for data gathering. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) was used to analyze the collected data. The findings of the study revealed that 45.19% of the respondents recognized the importance of reading in their studies. The study revealed further that reading habits have affected the majority of students in their learning. The findings reported that the lack of conducive home environment hinders their reading habit t when they are at home. Based on the findings it has been recommended that the school should design a timetable for library hours to allow students to go to the library at least one and half hours in each day. Parents should help their children to have a serene reading environment when they are at home. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The library is instrumental to societal progress by providing reading and learning resources which enrich the user's mental vision and dignifies his habit, character, taste, attitude and perception of life. However, it does not seem obvious to some librarians that there are certain practice principles upon which modern library operations are anchored. The paper identifies invention of writing and printing from movable type as the two major epochs that brought about the library and its subsequent development respectively. It discusses the S.R. Ranganathan's five laws of library science as the practice principles upon which library operations can be deduced and through which the library has positively impacted on society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigated the extent to which gender difference determine the reading habit and academic achievement of undergraduate medical students of University of Ibadan. Questionnaire was used to collect data from four hundred and twenty nine medical students randomly selected from the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Findings from the study revealed gender difference in the academic achievement of medical students in favour of male students. On the other hand, there was no gender difference in the reading habit of medical students. Findings on relationships between gender and academic achievement established a positive relationship just as a positive relationship was established between reading habit of medical students and their academic achievement. The study recommended the need for school authorities to work towards ensuring that the gender gap in the academic achievement of medical students is bridged while library and information resources should be provided to encourage development of favorable reading culture among the medical students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper looks at the use of of Information and Communication Technologies, (ICTs), and audio-visual resources in developing children's reading culture in Nigeria. It has been observed that most children in Nigeria have very poor reading culture as reading is not associated with pleasure. Developing reading culture in children has been identified as the foundation and the building block for life-long learning. This paper therefore tries to highlight the use of ICTs and audio-visual resources as veritable resources in associating reading with pleasure by encouraging children in learning how to learn, visual literacy, and associating reading with pleasure. The central roles played by Libraries in promoting reading habit in children were highlighted. Some of the identified reading problems associated with children include dyslexia, speech apraxia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Other factors include poor learning environment and lack of functional libraries, inadequate supply of reading materials and poor reading campaign. The paper concluded that in order to have any functional education system that will encourage sustainable development in any nation, it is therefore indispensable to inculcate reading culture from the scratch in order to have informed citizens who will intellectually advance the nation to globally competitive level. This could be done by providing a reading environment such as libraries, provision of adequate reading materials, and proactive public awareness programmes on the importance of reading for national development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article analyzes a study conducted to analyze reading habits of rural and urban students to identify their attitudes, purposes, preferences & tastes of reading. It is noted that reading has increasingly been the object of empirical and theoretical investigations and this study is limited to the academic college students of Kashmir Valley covering the faculties of General Science, Social Sciences, Humanities, Business and Commerce and Computer Science.

The article informs about rising population of Aliterates in Nigerian Schools, and the role of school libraries. Topics include literate avid readers are highly motivated individuals who take delight in reading; and adversely affecting this country's culture, economy and civic life as well as the children's educational achievement.

The article presents a study on the reading habits of senior secondary students at five secondary schools at Allahabad City in Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India. The study found that a majority of the students' mother tongue is Hindi and that reading motives are getting the information and improving the general knowledge. The article also offers suggestions to improve the students' reading habits, including adequate reading area and selection in the library, and forming book-discussion-clubs.

The article discusses a study which aimed to examine the study habits of postgraduate students in selected Nigerian universities to determine whether they are on par with their peers in other countries in the acquisition of intellectual skills. Topics covered include the duration, place, and materials used for study, their main motivators for studying, and the importance of information and communication Technologies (ICT) to their study habits.