RURAL LIBRARIES IN CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT: BROADCASTING ECONOMIC INFORMATION TO RUSTICAL COMMUNITIES – A LITERATURE SURVEY

The study aims to inform the rural population in Chickaballapur District about the rural economy through rural libraries. Research objectives include understanding the socio-economic and cultural background of rural residents, identifying library users in gram panchayats, assessing their education levels, determining their preferred information sources, evaluating the impact of media on respondents, identifying other sources of information used, assessing the influence of news channels, evaluating the usefulness of gram panchayat libraries, identifying users, obstacles in accessing information, time spent in libraries, and ideal ways of providing information. The study utilized resources such as Library and Information Abstracts (LISA), books, and journals from 1936 to 2012 to inform the research design and gather 58 diverse reviews based on various criteria. Primary data will be collected through surveys in Chikkaballapur district, Karnataka. The study will review existing literature on gram panchayat libraries, use open-ended questionnaires for data collection, and is structured into five chapters covering the study area, literature review, area profiling, data analysis, and conclusions.