Use of Social Networking Sites among the Students of MGKVP Varanasi: A Study

Social networking sites started with the emergence of Web 2.0 and it is rapidly growing up. Nowadays, it is working as an important medium of communication to each other. Through the social networking sites, we are sharing huge information and our experiences as personally as professionally. It is also helping to build up a personal and professional relationship with individual and group. Social networking sites are being used to provide services to the public as well as students. Various libraries are also using this networking platform for providing their services to the users. The purpose of this study is to find out the awareness and use of social networking sites used by students of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi, UP, and to find out the propose, benefits, reasons of using social networking sites by the students of the university. The study conducted by descriptive survey whereas the questionnaires were distributed among UG, PG and research scholars of MGKVP who were selected by cluster random sampling technique. A total of 100 questionnaires were distributed in each group. All100 respondents completed and returned the questionnaire correctly. The data inputted in MS Excel and analysed the findings. It is found that most of the UG and PG student use social networking sites for interaction with friends whereas research scholars are using for interaction and academic propose both. The result reveals that Whatsup and Facebook are using more than other social networking sites.