Influence of Mobile Phones on Reading Habits of Agricultural Engineering Students

Authors

  • Srikanth C S.K.University,Anantapur

Keywords:

Mobile Phones, Mobile Networks, Reading Habits, Agriculture, Engineering, Students

Abstract

The study examines the influence of mobile phones on the reading habits of Agricultural Engineering students, Andhra Pradesh.  Data was collected from 60 students using a questionnaire.  The study found that majority of the students (53.33%) have more than one phone; they use Whats App (93.33%); games (82.67%); Internet (90%) and they read electronic sources through mobile phones (85.33%) for their career opportunities. Major hindrances on mobile reading are expensiveness, small screen size, slow downloading rates etc.

Author Biography

  • Srikanth C, S.K.University,Anantapur
    Srikanth, C is a postgraduate in library and information science and is a research Scholar, at Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Ananthpur District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Published

2018-01-19

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 4 (2017): Informatics Studies

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