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Exploring Factors that Influence the Development of Reading Habits among Users of a Mobile Library in Bangladesh


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1 PhD Fellow, School of Information Management, Wuhan University, China
2 Professor, School of Information Management, Wuhan University, China
3 Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
4 School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, China
 

This study examines factors that are responsible for promoting and developing reading habits of the users of Bishwo Sahitto Kendra, Vrammoman Library (Mobile library) in Bangladesh. The partial least square structural equation modelling method is used to assess data from a survey of 160 mobile library users in the Bangladeshi city of Rajshahi. The R2 value of 59.3% indicates that the proposed model effectively accounted for 59.3% of the variability in reading habits based on the independent variables included in the analysis. This suggests that the model was able to explain a significant proportion of the variance in reading habits, demonstrating its potential usefulness for predicting this behaviour. According to the findings, mobile library collections, accessibility, library location, and time of access are all factors that influence users' reading habits.

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Mobile Library, Reading Habits, Bangladesh.
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Authors

Md. Armanul Haque
PhD Fellow, School of Information Management, Wuhan University, China
Xiaojuan Zhang
Professor, School of Information Management, Wuhan University, China
Zihadur Rahman
Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Kamrunnahar Shoshi
Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Dil Afroz Bente Aziz
Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Kusee Leopolue Armstrong
School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, China

Abstract


This study examines factors that are responsible for promoting and developing reading habits of the users of Bishwo Sahitto Kendra, Vrammoman Library (Mobile library) in Bangladesh. The partial least square structural equation modelling method is used to assess data from a survey of 160 mobile library users in the Bangladeshi city of Rajshahi. The R2 value of 59.3% indicates that the proposed model effectively accounted for 59.3% of the variability in reading habits based on the independent variables included in the analysis. This suggests that the model was able to explain a significant proportion of the variance in reading habits, demonstrating its potential usefulness for predicting this behaviour. According to the findings, mobile library collections, accessibility, library location, and time of access are all factors that influence users' reading habits.

Keywords


Mobile Library, Reading Habits, Bangladesh.

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