Information Studies
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue: 1

Internet and its Users in Higher Educational Sector

  • Author:
  • T. Saravanan, S. Gopalakrishnan1, V. Suganthi2
  • Total Page Count: 27
  • Page Number: 41 to 67

1Department of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar

2University of Madras, Chennai, Tamilnadu. India

*(E-Mail: sarlib@live.in)

Online published on 4 January, 2012.

Abstract

Technological facilities available in the digital era must be effectively and efficiently utilized by the society. This paper discusses the perception of students in higher education who pursued their degree courses in various disciplines at the Annamalai University in Tamil Nadu regarding the Internet. The study analyzes the respondents? behaviour in relation to the Internet in various aspects such as Awareness of IT, Purpose of Internet Access, and Frequency of Access etc.

Keywords

Higher education, Students, Internet use, User Study, Information Seeking behaviour