Medical students spent less time on reading and depended
mainly on pocket books as they gave the desired knowledge
in short time and concise form. The stated reading barriers included
college barrier, insufficient time and source barrier.
There was contradiction between students’ knowledge of the
importance of reading and its actual practice. There is a great
need for an intervention plan to improve attitude and practice
of reading habit. Motivation (by contests for example) should
be planned to induce them to change their habit. Online
sources are important recent source as medical references. Students
must utilize it as much as possible and they must be informed
about their importance. Lecturers should give
assignment that will compel students to make use of the Internet
for academic reading. They should encourage students to
give enough time for self study on the Internet. College should
have an electronic library open to all students with all necessary
accessories.