Library usage habits amongst melbourne tertiary students

Abstract

This article reports on the results of a 1986 survey of library usage habits of a random sample of tertiary students from five tertiary institutions in Melbourne.' The major focus of the study was the nature and extent of tertiary students’ usage ofpublic libraries, but to put this into context, students’ usage of their own university or college libraries and other libraries was also investigated. The article describes the broad patterns of library usage observed amongst the sample, and of factors impacting on that usage. Finally, some implications of the findings for the planning of library services to tertiary students are explored. © 1988 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.