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Digi al Reading Habi s O Enginee ing College S uden s In Sangli Dis ic : A
Case S udy
M s. P iyanka S. Ba pa e (Kho )1 & M . Bapuso S. Kho 2
1Lib a ian
Annasaheb Dange College o Enginee ing and Technology, Ash a Tal- Walwa, Dis - Sangli
2Pyschologies .
Co esponding Au ho –M s. P iyanka S. Ba pa e(Kho )
DOI - 10.5281/zenodo.17278457
Abs ac :
The apid g ow h o in o ma ion and communica ion echnology has ans o med eading
habi s adi ional p in -based o ma s o digi al pla o ms such as sma phones, lap ops able s and e-
esou ces. This s udy in es iga es he digi al eading habi s o enginee ing college s uden s in Sangli
dis ic , Maha ash a. This s udy ocused on he awa eness, pu pose and sa is ac ion wi h digi al
eading. Case s udy esea ch design me hod used and ques ionnai e in Google o m p epa ed o he
da a collec ion. This ques ionnai e send o 500 s uden andomly and 225 s uden s was esponse his
ques ionnai e. Desc ip i e s a is ics used o he analyzing he collec ed he da a. Findings o his
s udy he majo i y o he s uden ’s p ima y use sma phones o digi al eading and main pu pose o
digi al eading a e academic pe o mance and exam p epa a ion. O e all s uden s ag eed ha he
digi al eading is mo e con enien , ime sa ing and quick access o in o ma ion compa ed o p in
ma e ials. The s udy concluded ha digi al esou ces ha e become mains eam in enginee ing
educa ion and s uden s a e la gely sa is y wi h hei digi al eading. Resea che sugges ha
lib a ians and educa o s enhance digi al li e acy by o ganize aining and awa eness p og amme o
s uden s.
Keywo ds: Digi al Reading, Habi s, Case s udy, Sa is y, Enginee ing s uden , Sangli Dis ic .
In oduc ion:
In he 21s cen u y he ac o eading
has e ol ed signi ican ly. No longe has ime
con ined o p in ed pages, eading inc easingly
akes place on digi al de ices such as
compu e s. Table s, sma phones, and e- eade
ushe in a new pa adigm known as digi al
eading.(EBSCO). Digi al eading has become
an in eg al pa o academic, p o essional and
pe sonal li e. Lib a y adop ed a ious
in o ma ion and communica ion echnology so
adi ional p in based is inc easingly being
eplaced o supplemen ed by digi al o ma s
such as e-books, e-jou nals, digi al lib a ies,
lib a y blogs and mobile based echnology i.e.
mobile app, social ne wo king si es .Digi al
eading has a g ea impac on college s uden s
eading habi s, he e a e many p oblems in he
p ocess o digi al eading such as lack o deep
hinking, weak c i ical consciousness and
sense o inno a ion, which objec i ely shows
ha i is essen ially a kind o “ Shallow
Reading”.( CHEN, 2019)
Enginee ing s uden s highly depend
upon he digi al ools o academic pu poses
due o echnical cu iculum and exposu e o
eme ging echnology. Enginee ing s uden s
a e no only expec ed o s udy bu also c ea e
Inno a e and Design. Fo hese pu poses
s uden s’ needs s ong ounda ion, c i ical
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hinking skills and eliable sou ces o
in o ma ion. Indian highe educa ion has
quickly shi ed om p in eading o digi al
eading on echnology like lap ops, able s,
sma phones and e- eade s. Na ional Digi al
Lib a y and SWAYAM./NPTEL go e nmen
backed ini ia i es ha e scaled access o
ex books, lec u es and cou sewa e o
enginee ing lea ne s na ionwide, he eby
no malizing digi al engagemen . Digi al
eadings a e e y impo an o enginee ing
s uden s.
In his s udy, enginee ing s uden s in
Sangli dis ic will ha e hei digi al eading
habi s examined. Reading habi s changed as a
Digi al eading habi in enginee ing and
echnology sec o s. In Pandemic yea he
lib a y was closed o s a and s uden s. A
ha ime many uni e si ies adap ed he e-
lea ning / online educa ion sys em o
colleges. A e co ide-19 some publishe s
p o ided ee online ex books o
enginee ing s uden s, o example Camb idge
Uni e si y.
Digi al His o y e e s o his o ians' use
o mode n compu e and communica ion
echnologies o digi ize a chi al ma e ials and
make hem a ailable o anyone wi h in e ne
access. (Vi ek, 2019). The his o y o digi al
eading s a ed wi h a g oundb eaking concep :
he immedia e dis ibu ion o books
wo ldwide, elimina ing he need o p in ing
p esses, shipping expenses and s o age issues.
His o y o Digi al Reading Habi s (Ba am,(2014)
Va ious e- esou ces a e easily
a ailable o s uden s in using di e en kinds
o echnologies. All s uden s wan o ead
digi al ma e ial o s udy so digi al eading
habi s a e inc eased.
Bene i s o he Digi al eading:
1. Flexibili y and Adap abili y
2. Easy o access and easy o sha ing
3. Po abili y ca ying mo e books on he one
de ice.
4. Sus ainabili y and en i onmen iendly
5. Less capaci y and high s o age.
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6. Con enience Ins an access and cloud
backup
7. In e ac i e lea ning.
Re iew o Li e a u e:
Je ey (2011) conduc ed a case s udy
design among ou highe educa ion
ins i u ions o explo e he obs acles and
suppo equi ed by s uden s in de eloping
digi al in o ma ion li e acy. The s udy
emphasized ha de eloping digi al
compe ence in ol es mo e han me e exposu e
o echnology and i equi es s uc u ed skill-
building s a egies. Resea che s also ind ou
he se e al ba ie s ha hinde his p ocess,
including he socioeconomic limi a ion, gende
dispa i ies, age di e ence and esis ance o
adop ing new echnologies. They sugges ed
ha collabo a i e lea ning h ough social
media pla o ms can se e as an e ec i e
app oach o o e come hese challenges.
CHEN (2019) s udied he digi al
eading habi s o college s uden s and
coun e measu es o uni e si y lib a ies.
Resea che s explain ha digi al eading has a
g ea impac on college s uden s' eading
habi s, he e a e many p oblems in he p ocess
o digi al eading such as lack o deep
hinking, weak c i ical consciousness and
sense o inno a ion, which objec i ely shows
ha i is essen ially a kind o “shallow
eading”. They sugges ha we need o gi e
play o he guiding ole o he lib a y o
imp o e he eading le el and eading li e acy
o college s uden s.
Vi ek, & D . Si adasan (2019) book
en i led Digi al His o y HIS 4C03.
Unde s anding he Digi al His o y, p ese ing
he pas , Tools o Digi al his o y, Digi al
di ide and Open access & copy igh all he
con en explained in his book. The au ho
explains ha digi al his o y e e s o
his o ians’ use o mode n compu e and
communica ion echnologies o digi ize
a chi al ma e ials and make hem a ailable o
anyone wi h in e ne access.
Suba ee apandiyan and Sinha
(2021) conduc ed a su ey s udy on he
eading habi s and digi al li e acy o he
cen al uni e si y Tamilnadu s uden s.
Resea che s ound ha he majo i y o he
s uden s a e well known abou digi al ools and
usage, and mos o he s uden s a e excellen in
digi al li e acy skills. They conclude ha
Digi al and media li e acy is one o he ways
o each he pape less socie y and lib a y
because when one pe son is educa ed, hey
know how o access he echnology and use
he echnology.
Objec i es o he S udies:
1. To ind ou awa eness o digi al eading
ma e ials.
2. To ind ou he pu pose o digi al
eadings.
3. To ind ou s uden s a e sa is y wi h digi s
eading habi s
Resea ch Me hodology:
The case s udy me hod is a e y
impo an & popula o m o quali a i e
analysis and in ol es a ca e ul and comple e
obse a ion o social uni s. (Ko ha i, 2011). A
case s udy esea ch design used o his s udy.
The quan i a i e su ey me hod used o
collec ing p ima y da a.
Popula ion and Sample:
The popula ion o he s udy selec ed
unde g adua e enginee ing s uden s en olled in
a ious enginee ing colleges in Sangli dis ic ,
Maha ash a. A sample o size 500 s uden s
andomly selec ed o his s udy.
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Da a Collec ion Tools:
The s uc u ed ques ionnai e p epa ed
in google o m o da a collec ion. The
ques ionnai e di ide in he ou sec ion:
Sec ion I:- Demog aphic in o ma ion
abou s uden
Sec ion II :- Awa eness o digi al eading
habi s
Sec ion II :- Pu pose o he digi al
eading
Sec ion IV:- O e all Sa is ac ion o
digi al eading.
The ques ionnai e is sen o 500
s uden s using he email, wha sapp numbe as
well as h ough ins i u ion heads. Ou o 500
s uden s he e a e 225 s uden s who esponded
o he ques ionnai e.
Da a Analysis & In e p e a ion:
A e collec ing da a h ough Google
o m, da a complied au oma ically in Google
o m. Da a expo ed o excel o ma o
abula ion. Desc ip i e s a is ics used o he
analysis o equency and pe cen age o he
da a.
Sec ion I Demog aphic:
Table 1: Demog aphic F equency Dis ibu ion o Responden s
Type
Di ision
F equency
Pe cen age
Gende
Male
148
65.8%
Female
77
34.2%
Age
Unde 18
21
9.3%
18-22
189
84%
23-25
10
4.4%
26-30
5
2.2%
Academic Yea
Fi s
5
2.2%
Second
139
61%
Thi d
62
27.6%
Fou h
15
6.7%
G adua e
4
1.8%
Table 1 shows he demog aphic
equency dis ibu ion o esponden s. Ou o
225 esponden s, he majo esponse was
148(65.8%) male, while 77(34.2%) emale
esponden s. This indica es ha he majo i y o
esponden s is male. The age p o ile shows
ha he majo i y o esponses was younge .
189(84%) esponden s we e be ween he ages
o 18-22 yea s old. Academic yea
dis ibu ion shows ha he majo i y o
esponden s in 139 (61%) second yea .
Sec ion II Awa eness o Digi al Reading Habi s:
Fig 1. Awa eness o digi al eading Habi s.
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Fig. 1 shows ha he 199 (88.8%) esponden
was awa e om he digi al eading and 26
(11.6%) esponden was no awa e om digi al
eading.
Fig. 2: F equency o engaging in digi al eading.
Fig. 2 shows ha 75(33%) s uden s
engaged in se e al ime o digi al eading,
72(32%) s uden s spend ime in daily on
digi al eading.
Fig 3 :De ices used o Digi al Reading
Fig. 3 shows ha , 193(85.8%) Sma phones
mos ly used de ices and easy access d i es o
digi al eading. 59 (26.2%) Lap op is he
second op ion de ice used o he mos ly
academic pu pose. Ano he de ice such as
Table and compu e is used a ely o digi al
eading.
Sec ion III Pu pose o Digi al Reading:
Fig. 4 Pu pose o Digi al Reading
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Fig. 4 shows ha he Academic
(50.2%) and Exam p epa a ion (46.2%) is he
i s pu pose o digi al eading. No es and
Assignmen /P ojec a e signi ican pu pose o
digi al eading.
Fig 5: Use o s aying upda es enginee ing ends
Fig. 5 shows ha mos o he s uden s
99(44%) egula ly use digi al ma e ial o
upda ing he enginee ing ends. Some o he
s uden s 61(27%) occasionally as well as
50(22%) a ely use digi al ma e ial o
upda ing o new ends in enginee ing. 7% o
s uden s do no use digi al ma e ial o he
upda ing o new ends in enginee ing.
Sec ion IV: Sa is ac ion o Digi al eading
Fig. 6 Digi al Ma e ial Vs P in ing Ma e ial (Con enien )
Fig. 6 shows ha mos o he s uden s
s ongly ag ee ha digi al eading is mo e
con enien han p in ing ma e ial. Some
s uden s a e neu al abou his and 16% and
17% s uden s s ongly disag ee and ag ee
espec i ely.
Fig. 7 Digi al eading sa es ime and Quick Access
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Fig. 7 shows ha 36% o s uden s
s ongly ag ee ha digi al eading sa es ime
and in o ma ion is easily accessible anywhe e
and any ime. Only 6% and 8% o s uden s
s ongly disag ee and disag ee wi h
espec i ely.
Fig.8: O e all Sa is ac ion o digi al eading.
Fig. 8 shows ha 50% o s uden s a e happy
wi h digi al eading. A small po ion o
s uden s a e neu al, disag ee wi h digi al
eading.
Conclusion:
I was concluded ha he s uden s
mos ly used sma phones o digi al eading,
so ha shows he mobile i s lea ning p ocess.
The main pu pose o he digi al eading is
academic pe o mance as well as exam
p epa a ion. Mos o he s uden s use digi al
ma e ial o s aying upda ed on enginee ing
ends , while some engage occasionally. The
majo i y o s uden s s ongly ag ee ha digi al
eading is mo e con enien , ime sa ing and
easily accessible in o ma ion anywhe e,
any ime. Bu some o he s uden s p epa e
p in ma e ial o concen a ion and com o .
Fo all he indings, esea che s concluded ha
he s uden s a e sa is ied wi h hei digi al
eading, indica ing ha digi al esou ces a e
mains eam in enginee ing educa ion.
I is sugges ed ha lib a ians a ange
aining p og ammes and awa eness
p og ammes o s uden s o imp o e skills in
digi al esou ces. O ien a ion p og ams me and
webina can help s uden s become awa e o
NPTEL, NDL SWAYAM go e nmen
ini ia i es which p o ide au hen ic lea ning.
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S ongly
Disag ee
6% Disag ee
8%
Neu al
24%
Ag ee
26%
S ongle
Ag ee
36%
O e all sa is ac ion o digi al eading
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