Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Master in Knowledge and Information Science, Allameh Tabataba’I University
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, Allameh Tabataba’I University
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify the recreational reading status of students at the Tarbiat Modares University.
Methodlogy: This is a descriptive-analytical survey. The statistical population consists of a group of master's and doctoral students of Tarbiat Modares University in the academic year of 1398-99. The sample size was 203 people. The research questionnaire was based on the Müller’s questionnaire. To assess the validity of the questionnaire, the opinions of experts were used. The questionnaire was randomly distributed among them. The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. It was 0.834%.
Findlings: Most of repondents refer to 13.38% of the recreational resources of virtual networks, and the university has not been able to stimulate interest in recreational reading among students. Among the libraries, their first priority is 49.74% of the central library of Tarbiat Modares University, compared to the public library and other libraries. For information from recreational sources, 29.17% of them prefer email. However, most students, (65.33%), preferred printed format to enjoy recreational reading.
Conclusion: We concluded that the interest in recreational reading is approximately 37.4% on average. Due to the limited time to do class activities, they spend three to four hours a week on recreational reading, and 32.2% studied their favorite subjects.
Value: The study provides original information on the current state of recreational reading of students at the Tarbiat Modares University which could lead to significant results if used in future planning of library.
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