TOPIC

AN ANALYSIS OF THE READING

HABITS AND LIBRARY USAGE OF
STUDENTS IN ST.XAVIE’R COLLEGE
FOR WOMEN, ALUVA
 INTRODUCTION

READING HABIT AND LIBRARY USAGE AMONG

PRESENT GENERATION BECAME EXTINT. THIS
TREND WILL SURELY CREATE A GENERATION
WHO DOES NOT HAVE ANY AIM IN THEIR LIFE
THIS SITUATION MOTIVATED
AS TO CODUCT A SURVEY AS THE READING
HABIT AND LIBRARY USAGE OF STUDENT IN
BARATA MATA COLLEGE THRIKKAKARA
 OBJECTIVES
 TO FIND OUT THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE
READING HABIT

 TO FIND OUT HOW MANY HAVING MEMBERSHIP IN COLLEGE

LIBRARY?

 TO FIND OUT HOW MANY IS UTILIZING THE PUBLIC LIBRARY?

 TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH TIME SPEND BY STUDENTS IN

LIBRARY AND ALSO FOR PERSONAL READING?

 TO SEEK THE IMPORTANCE OF READING DAILY LIFE

 AN ANALYSIS OF READING HABITS OF STUDENTS IN BHARATA MATA COLLEGE,
THRIKKAKARA
SAMPLE SURVEY
NAME: DEPARTMENT: YEAR:

1. Do you have reading habit?

Yes No
2. If yes?
Weekly Magazine Newspapers Books
3. If no? Why?
Lack of Interest Lack of Time

Lack of Language None of These

4. How many Hours you are Spending for reading?
Hours
5. Do you have Library membership?
Yes No
6. If yes, how much time you are spending in Library?
Hours
7. Do you utilize Public Library?
Yes No
8. For what Purpose you use the Library?
Reference Journal Books Periodicals
9. Are you utilizing Electronic Reading?
Yes No
10. If No? Why you are not spending time for reading?
Lack of Interest Lack of time

Lack of Language None of these

11. Which is your Favorite Book?

12. What is the importance of reading in daily life?

 HABIT OF READING
STRATEGY OF STUDENTS

23%
YES NO

77%
 READING PATTERN
40%

35%

30% 38%
34%
25%
20%
20%
8%
15% IF YES

10%

5%

0%
WEEKLY
MAGAZINE
NEWSPAPERS
BOOK
 REASON BEHIND THE LACK OF
READING HABIT
40%
37%
35%
35%

30%

25% 23%

20% IF NO

15%

10%
5%
5%
LACK OF LACK OF LACK OF NONE OF
0% INTEREST TIME LANGUAGE THESE
UTILISATION OF LIBRARY

40%
60% YES NO
UTILIZATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARY AMONG
STUDENTS

YES

60% 40% NO
 PURPOSE BEHIND THE
UTILIZATION OF LIBRARY
45%
40%
35%
30% UTILIZATION OF LIBRARY
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
REFERENCEJOURNAL BOOK PERIODICALS
UTILIZATION OF ELECTRONIC LIBRARY

49%
51% YES
NO
 REASON BEHIND THE LACK OF
UTILIZING ELECTRONIC LIBRARY
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20% IF NO
15%
10%
5%
0%
LACK OF LACK OF TIME LACK OF NONE OF
INTEREST LANGUAGE THESE
 CONCLUSION
BY DOING THIS PROJECT WE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE
READING HABIT OF STUDENTS OF IS GOOD. OUR STUDENTS
ARE USING OUR COLLEGE LIBRARY AND THE UTILIZATION OF
PUBLIC LIBRARY IS LESS . THE IMPORTANCE OF USING
ELECTRONIC HAD IMPROVED WELL AND MOST OUR
STUDENTS HAVING THEIR OWN PERSONAL MEDIA FOR HELP
THEM TO INCREASE THEIR READING HABBIT.