Impact of ICT on information searching behaviour of the students: A case study of Rajmata Vijayraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, M.P.

Page: 493-496

Surender Kumar and Raj Boria (School of Studies in Library & Information Science, Vikram University, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh)

Computer is used to improve teaching and learning practice in this modern era. The proper implementation of ICT can contribute to worldwide access to education, expand the rich of educator, and improve the delivery of quality learning and professional growth of teachers and to keep a look on the students’ progress. The objective of this study was to analyse ICT based services provided by Rajmata Vijayaraje Sciendia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior alongside with some suggestive methods. Computer was the most used ICT device used by students for seeking information with 54% whereas; about 92.8% respondents used Google as search engine for data collection. Questionnaires were distributed for data collection. The study focuses on the information searching of the students to recognize the resources used frequently to meet their information requirements, purpose of information searching and problems faced by students while searching information. Awareness for the usage of OPAC was about 27.3%among the respondents and on the other hand 22.3% always faced the problems due to low speed of Internet connection and 18.7% faced problems due to untrained library staff as they were not up to their convenience.