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Information Seeking Behaviour of the Users of Internet Browsing Centres in Tiruchendure Taluk, Tamil Nadu: A Study
Author : A. Joshua Kirubaharan and S. SurianarayananVolume 1 No.1 January-June 2011 pp 71-76
Abstract
The present article discusses about the Information Seeking Behaviour of the users of Internet browsing centres in Tiruchendure Taluk of Thoothukudi District. A sample of eight Internet browsing centres has been chosen for the study. About 60 respondents covering 34 males and 26 females were chosen on the basis of purposive sampling method. The required information has been collected both from primary and secondary sources. A structured, close ended questionnaire was used for the collection of data. The study recalled that majority of the respondents use Internet browsing for academic purposes. They mainly use direct URL Method and Yahoo e-mail ID.
Keywords
Browsing, Google, Internet, URL, Yahoo
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Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services (IJISS) a Multidisciplinary Library and Information Science Journal is a refereed Journal and publishes from India. This Journal encompasses all branches of Library and Information Sciences and its sub – disciplines like Library Management; Information Systems & Services, Information Processing & Retrieval; Information Sources & Services; Community Information System, Scientometrics & Informetrics, IR Theory, Knowledge Organization; Information processing & retrieval, Classification, Preservation & Conservation, Information Management,Library classification, Information sources, Systems and Services,Computer Application in Library; Digital Library; Information Systems; Bibliographic Control, etc.
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The present article discusses about the Information Seeking Behaviour of the users of Internet browsing centres in Tiruchendure Taluk of Thoothukudi District. A sample of eight Internet browsing centres has been chosen for the study. About 60 respondents covering 34 males and 26 females were chosen on the basis of purposive sampling method. The required information has been collected both from primary and secondary sources. A structured, close ended questionnaire was used for the collection of data. The study recalled that majority of the respondents use Internet browsing for academic purposes. They mainly use direct URL Method and Yahoo e-mail ID.Editor-in-Chief
Dr. K.S. Shivraj
University Librarian, KL University, Andhra Pradesh, India
ksshivraj@gmail.com
Editorial Advisory Board
Dr. Muhammed Mezbah-ul-islam
DLIS, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
mezbah2000@du.ac.bd
Dr.R.Balasubramanian
Department of Library and Information Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu, India
lisbala@gmail.com
Dr. Omer Hassan Abdelrahman
Department of Library and Information Sciences, University of Khartoum, Sudan
omerhassan@uofk.edu
Prof. R N Mishra
DLIS, Mizoram University, Aizawl
rabinarayan_mishra@rediffmail.com
Dr. Mahammad Gulam Ghouse Pasha
Department of Library, RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, United Arab Emirates
pasha@rakmhsu.ac.ae
Dr. Munira Nasreen Ansari
Department of Library and Information Science, University of Karachi, Karachi
muniran6@gmail.com
Dr. Niran Adetoro
Department of library and Information Science, Tai Solarin University, Nigeria
niranadetoro@yahoo.com
Dr. Boguslawa Lewandowska-Gruszka
Department of Library, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
bgruszka@ippt.pan.pl
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University Librarian, Open University of Srilanka, Srilanka
wsene@ou.ac.lk
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Editor-in-Chief
Dr. K.S. Shivraj
University Librarian, KL University, Andhra Pradesh, India
ksshivraj@gmail.com
Editorial Advisory Board
Dr. Muhammed Mezbah-ul-islam
DLIS, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
mezbah2000@du.ac.bd
Dr.R.Balasubramanian
Department of Library and Information Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tamil Nadu, India
lisbala@gmail.com
Dr. Omer Hassan Abdelrahman
Department of Library and Information Sciences, University of Khartoum, Sudan
omerhassan@uofk.edu
Prof. R N Mishra
DLIS, Mizoram University, Aizawl
rabinarayan_mishra@rediffmail.com
Dr. Mahammad Gulam Ghouse Pasha
Department of Library, RAK Medical & Health Sciences University, United Arab Emirates
pasha@rakmhsu.ac.ae
Dr. Munira Nasreen Ansari
Department of Library and Information Science, University of Karachi, Karachi
muniran6@gmail.com
Dr. Niran Adetoro
Department of library and Information Science, Tai Solarin University, Nigeria
niranadetoro@yahoo.com
Dr. Boguslawa Lewandowska-Gruszka
Department of Library, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
bgruszka@ippt.pan.pl
Dr. Mrs. W. Senevirathne
University Librarian, Open University of Srilanka, Srilanka
wsene@ou.ac.lk
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