A Study on Use of Search Engines by the Faculty Members of Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Author : G. Sivasubramanian and P. GomathiVolume 9 No.1 January-March 2019 pp 66-70
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine A Study on Use of Search Engines by the Faculty Members of Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts & Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. A well-structured questionnaire was distributed among the 176 faculties, out of which 165 duly filled copies were returned, constituting a 96.94 percent response rate. The present study demonstrates and elaborates the various aspects of use of search engines such as, use of arts and science subject search engines, material and liking of search engines, conduct to place the information from the Internet during search engines, troubles faced by the users and satisfaction rank of users though using the search engines. The results of the survey provided some of the reasons that influence the contentment with information recovery results of search engines. Internet has revolutionized the information today. The search engines contain complete searching the Internet very simple. They have emerged as a resolution to the difficulty of accessing in order source on the Net. The study recommends that there is a need to conduct the orientation programmer on search engines to help the faculty members for effective and efficient use of search engines for access the qualitative information available on the web.
Keywords
Search Engine, Internet, Information, Programmer, Web, OCLC, Faculty Members, College
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