Impact of ICT on Reading Habits of Students: A Survey

B. Kumara; B. T. Sampath Kumar

doi:10.51983/ajist-2018.8.1.160

Authors

B. Kumara Research Scholar, Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Tumkur University, Tumakuru, Karnataka, India
B. T. Sampath Kumar Professor, Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Tumkur University, Tumakuru, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2018.8.1.160

Keywords:

Books, Reading habits, ICT, University, Students

Abstract

This paper examines the impact of ICT on the reading habits of the students of Tumkur University. The survey was conducted using a well design and structured questionnaire. A total of 440 postgraduate students of faculty of Arts, Science and Commerce were chosen. The result of this study showed that most of the students are female (61.6%) and most of them (72.3%) are from rural areas. The study found that students read books daily at home (69.5%) followed by classroom (51.1%). The students strongly agreed that the print books are costlier than Internet sources (32.3%). The study results also indicated that students are accessed Internet every day and the students used ICT in support of their academic work. The study recommends that the university authorities in to provide more ICT facilities to all the postgraduate students. It is also necessary to conduct more ICT based learning programmes to the students.

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