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Location of Web Objects and Links in the Web Sites of Universities in Tamil Nadu: A Study


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1 Hexaware Technologies Ltd., Ambattur Industrial Estate, Chennai 600 058, India
2 Department of Information Science, University of Madras, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005, India
3 Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chrompet, Chennai 600 044, India
4 Society for Electronic Transactions and Security, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 034, India
     

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When constructing websites, designers usually rely on style guides, prior experience and their own intuition to determine where to position particular web objects on a web page. This position may vary based on the type of web site and institutions. This paper aims to study the pattern and analyse the various aspects of the location of web objects and links of university web sites in Tamil Nadu. A total of 43 universities in Tamil Nadu were considered which includes, 17 affiliating universities, 5 unitary universities and 21 private universities. The analysis of the data represents the location of web objects and the pattern adopted by the universities in Tamil Nadu.

Keywords

Tamil Nadu Universities, Web Objects and Links, Web Credibility, Web Usability, University Websites.
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About The Authors

A. M. Narendra Kumar
Hexaware Technologies Ltd., Ambattur Industrial Estate, Chennai 600 058
India

B. Ramesh Babu
Department of Information Science, University of Madras, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005
India

S. Gopalakrishnan
Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chrompet, Chennai 600 044
India

P. Nageswara Rao
Society for Electronic Transactions and Security, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 034
India


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Authors

A. M. Narendra Kumar
Hexaware Technologies Ltd., Ambattur Industrial Estate, Chennai 600 058, India
B. Ramesh Babu
Department of Information Science, University of Madras, Chepauk, Chennai 600 005, India
S. Gopalakrishnan
Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chrompet, Chennai 600 044, India
P. Nageswara Rao
Society for Electronic Transactions and Security, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 034, India

Abstract


When constructing websites, designers usually rely on style guides, prior experience and their own intuition to determine where to position particular web objects on a web page. This position may vary based on the type of web site and institutions. This paper aims to study the pattern and analyse the various aspects of the location of web objects and links of university web sites in Tamil Nadu. A total of 43 universities in Tamil Nadu were considered which includes, 17 affiliating universities, 5 unitary universities and 21 private universities. The analysis of the data represents the location of web objects and the pattern adopted by the universities in Tamil Nadu.

Keywords


Tamil Nadu Universities, Web Objects and Links, Web Credibility, Web Usability, University Websites.

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