Internet as a Source of Information: Usage among the Faculty Members and Students

Abstract

Applications of ICT in Libraries and Information centres have a positive impact in changing the library environment. In this context, this paper made an attempt know the use of Internet by the faculty members and students of Engineering college libraries in Tumakuru city. The questionnaire was used to collect the data from the faculty members as well as students. The results of the study show that, the majority of respondents accessed the Internet using smart phone (67.40%) and 49.25% of them used at their college campus. The most of respondents visited library to read newspaper (61.48%) and 38.88% of respondents visited library to borrow and return books, while only 30% of respondents visited to library to read e-journals. Majority of faculty and students opined that the low Internet speed (46.29%) and high Internet cost (31.48%) are the major problems faced by the users.