Pearl: A Journal of Library and Information Science
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 3

Users Reading Behavior in Electronic Era: A Case Study in Iran

  • Author:
  • Masoumeh Tajafari Dastforoush, Y. Venkatesha
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 177 to 182

Department of Studies in Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore.

Abstract

The present study attempts to investigate the importance of electronic journals and the users reading habits at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM), Iran. Responses from the users of electronic journals- mainly the research scholars and faculty members are covered. The findings of this survey shows that the users assign a high level of importance to electronic journal articles. Furthermore, amount of articles read and time spent on reading are discussed.