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Internet and its Users in Higher Educational Sector


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1 Department of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India
2 University of Madras, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
     

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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.

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Higher Education, Students, Internet Use, User Study, Information Seeking Behaviour.
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Authors

T. Saravanan
Department of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India
S. Gopalakrishnan
Department of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India
V. Suganthi
University of Madras, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

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.

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