5TH NACML – 2023
USER-CENTRIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS AND SERVICES:
TRENDS AND CHALLENGES
FEBRUARY 3-4, 2023
Promoting Reading Habits Among Readers
by Libraries: Meaning and Methods
Mr. Vasantha Dekkala
Sr. Assistant Librarian
SVKM’s NMIMS, Bangalore Campus
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OBJECTIVES
• To evaluate the meaning of reading culture
• To find out reasons behind the low level of reading
habits of people and ways to develop them.
• To recommend essential roles to libraries to play in order
to improve and promote reading habits in society.
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SUMMERY
School /
college
Library
Public
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University
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Special
Library
An important role in society by providing Unique reading environments
to fulfil information needs for users by attracting them for reading.
We must create an environment to attract users to their libraries.
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METHODOLOGY
For this article I have collected information from many
libraries:
Academic Libraries
University Libraries
Public Libraries
Special Libraries
Consulted both Library Professionals and Library Users.
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HOW LIBRARIES CAN PROMOTE READING HABITS
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Providing Platforms to Access Resources
Providing Atmosphere
Access to Right Information and Services
Rewarding Readers
Interactions with Library Users
Strategies
Encouragement
Encourage to use Social Medias
Library Hours
Reading Groups
Exhibitions
Miscellaneous Approaches:
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Providing Mobiles Libraries
Author Visits (Either Physically or Virtually)
Adequate Funds
Web and Self-care tools such as Tablets, Kindle devices and Audio-Video devices to access virtual resources of a library
Timely Modernizations of library services
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RESULT
Results of this are:
• There is a dire need to develop reading culture in the
society
• Without promoting reading habits among users, libraries
can’t fascinate them to use libraries.
• Without Frequenting libraries, users can’t become
Intellectual one.
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RECOMMENDATION/SUGGESTION
Developing a reading environment cannot be ignored.
Reading gives us developments quality life.
Depending only on textbooks is not sufficient enough to
make a person a well read and well educated one.
 Without constant and wide reading people cannot
develop skills of finding, choosing, organizing, handling,
analysing, valuing and processing of information.
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CONCLUSION
As we look towards the future:
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we are excited to tackle the challenges and opportunities that
lie ahead
• Which includes the growth of artificial intelligence
• The continued development of Libraries in serving its users is
necessary
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Zeal and dedication will helps us to find new ways to
strengthen our library’s ecosystem.
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THANK YOU
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