Orientations Of Student-Readers In The Digital Age։ A Reading Perspective

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to clarify the orientation and behavioral tendencies of student-readers within the library environment in the contemporary period. The scope of the study includes the reading priorities of students in the context of general reading practices and the use of academic library resources. The article analyzes statistical data that were accessible, accurate, and complete at the time of the research and directly related to the topic under investigation. Within the framework of the study, both Armenian and foreign-language scholarly articles, as well as electronic scientific publications, were examined and analyzed. These sources focus on student reading behavior and issues related to the use of library resources.
To collect empirical data, an anonymous survey method was employed in both electronic and paper formats. The results of the survey are presented and interpreted in the third section of the article through textual analysis and graphical illustrations. Particular emphasis is placed on the use of statistical data as a foundation for practical analysis. The global statistics platform Statista.com was utilized as one of the main sources, providing reliable and comprehensive statistical information relevant to the study.