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Library Habits of Early Teenagers: a Study


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1 Department of Library and Information Science. The University of Burdwan. Golapbag, Burdwan– 713104. West Bengal, India
2 Departemt of Library and Information Science, The University of Burdwan, Golapbag, Burdwan 713104, West Bengal, India
     

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This paper makes a comparative study of library habit among three types of school students namely, students of Ramakrishna Mission aided schools, Private English medium schools and Govt. aided schools. It is found in the study that the library habit exists among student community, which is a positive sign for a developing nation like India. It will increase the quality of reading and research.

Keywords

Library Habit, Lack of Library Habits, School Student, School Library
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About The Authors

Partha Sarathi Mandal
Department of Library and Information Science. The University of Burdwan. Golapbag, Burdwan– 713104. West Bengal
India

Amit Kumar Bandyopadhyay
Departemt of Library and Information Science, The University of Burdwan, Golapbag, Burdwan 713104, West Bengal
India


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Authors

Partha Sarathi Mandal
Department of Library and Information Science. The University of Burdwan. Golapbag, Burdwan– 713104. West Bengal, India
Amit Kumar Bandyopadhyay
Departemt of Library and Information Science, The University of Burdwan, Golapbag, Burdwan 713104, West Bengal, India

Abstract


This paper makes a comparative study of library habit among three types of school students namely, students of Ramakrishna Mission aided schools, Private English medium schools and Govt. aided schools. It is found in the study that the library habit exists among student community, which is a positive sign for a developing nation like India. It will increase the quality of reading and research.

Keywords


Library Habit, Lack of Library Habits, School Student, School Library

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