PAPER ID:IJIM/V.2(V)/46-53 /8

AUTHOR : Mr. Sunil Kumar M and Dr. Chandarashekara M.

TITLE: INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOUR IN ICT ENVIRONMENT AMONG USERS OF SELECT NIFT RESOURCE CENTRES: A STUDY

ABSTRACT::- This study investigates the impact of information communication technology on information seeking behaviours of users in selected National Institute of Fashion Technology Resource Centres in India. For the present study a well-structured questionnaire had been formulated and was distributed among the students  and the faculty members of  National Institute of Fashion Technology in India in order to ascertain the impact of information communication technology on information seeking behaviours of users i.e. visiting behaviour of the resource centres, time spent on ISB activities, problems faced while seeking information, purpose of seeking information, information seeking habits relevant to academic work, most convenient sources for information seeking, opinion about necessity of training for using electronic (ICT) resources, opinion on direct influence of ICT on studies, teaching, research and extension activities, use of ICT based digital resources compared to traditional print resources. The outcome and suggestions of the study would be beneficial to respond appropriately to improve ISB with the aid of ICT. 

KEYWORDS: Information Seeking, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Information Seeking Behaviour (ISB), National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Resource Centres.

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