Pakistan Journal of Library & Information Science

University of Dhaka is the largest university of Bangladesh established in 1921.Currently there are 13 faculties and 66 departments under these faculties. At present around 33000 students are studying at the University of Dhaka. Faculty of Arts is one of the largest faculties of the University of Dhaka having 15 departments. More than seven thousand students currently study in various departments of the Faculty of Arts. The prime objective of the study is to analyze the use of the internet among the students of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Dhaka. A well structured questionnaire was distributed among 480 students studying in different departments but residing at the various residential hall of the University of Dhaka given for students of the Faculty of Arts. The present study demonstrates and elaborates the various aspects of internet use, such as frequency of internet use, most frequently used place for internet browsing, most frequently used search engines, purposes for which the internet is used, use of internet services, problems faced by the students and satisfaction level of students with the internet facilities provided. The researcher also attempts to give some recommendations to increase internet use among the students and to promote internet infrastructure and services at the University of Dhaka premises.

Internet is a versatile tool used by the students that draws attention of many researchers. But little research has been found regarding the comparative study of internet usage among university students. For this reason, the study surveyed the internet usage among university students coming from Business Studies, Science & Arts disciplines at University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and the overall perceptions towards the internet usage. So we developed a survey questionnaire and collected data on students' demographics, internet usage behavior and purposes of internet use. Therefore, we distributed 50 questionnaires to each discipline and a total of 150 questionnaires were returned and all were usable. Then we analyzed the obtained data using SPSS. The results show that the percentage of internet usage among the students coming from Business Studies, Science and Arts disciplines is 100%, 92% and 90% respectively. The study recommends that the students coming from Science and Arts background should enhance the internet usage. And the students from all backgrounds should enhance the frequency of internet access per day and invest more on internet usage. The study also recommends that the universities should provide adequate internet facilities and enabling environment for student. This study provides a theoretical and empirical basis for further studies on internet usage of university students.

Annals of Library and Information Studies, 2011

Examines the use of internet among business students in Darul Ihsan University, a pioneer private university of Bangladesh. A total of 162 questionnaires were distributed and 137 completed questionnaires were returned. Findings reveal a high percentage of internet use among students. More than 56 percent of the respondents use the internet for educational purposes. The access point for them is mostly the university. Google and Yahoo! search engines are found to be more widely used than other search engines. The major problem faced by the students in their use of the internet includes slow access speed. Recommends that the bandwidth should be increased to overcome the problem of slow connectivity of the university to internet and more computers with latest specifications and multimedia facilities should be provided.

The present study has been undertaken to assess the attitude of Internet users, taking in to account the use of Internet by P.G. students and research scholars of M.L.S. University library, India. The major objectives were to identify that (a) Internet is not a substitute for the library and (b) to find out the use of Internet resources by P.G. students and research scholars for their study and research work. For this purpose, a well structured questionnaire was distributed among P.G. students and research scholars of two faculties/colleges of M.L.S. University. These were Science and Commerce & Management Studies. Data was collected from 88/100 respondents. The paper verified that respondents were not fully satisfied with Internet facilities provided by M.L.S. University library. The findings of the study also revealed actual facts about respondents. On the basis of findings, some suggestions have been made about how the use of Internet among the students and research scholars can be increased. To utilize the resources of Internet to its maximum, it is necessary to make the users well-versed in the surfing and browsing of the net.

Pakistan Journal of Library and …, 2008

The paper presents the results of a survey of the undergraduate, graduate and post graduate students of the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. The objective of the study was to explore the Internet use behavior of students. The results show that most of the students use this technology for course related reading and research needs. They are new users of the Internet. They use it at the University Library's Digital Lab Unit as well as their departments and homes. A large number of them have learnt to use the Internet tools by themselves, or relying on assistance from friends without attending any formal training programs. Ease of work and time saving are the reasons of Internet use among university students. Google as a search engine and Yahoo as an email service are the most popular among students. The paper recommends that the university authorities should arrange training programs for the students' Internet use.

Library Philosophy and Practice, 2021

The purpose of this study is to examine the usages of the internet by the undergraduate and postgraduate students at university of Gour Banga, Malda, West Bengal. The structured questionnaire distributed to the students through the Google forms. One hundred eighty questionnaires selected for data analysis and interpretation. The research investigated the various facets of internet use such as the purpose of usages, mostly used sources and services, time spent, heavily used search engine and websites, difficulties faced and level of satisfaction. The analysis reflects that 55.56% of respondents used the internet 'several times a day'. The 89.44% accessed the internet through the smartphone and Google websites used by 99.44%. 92.22% used the internet for 'social media. 92.77% use to consult 'electronic reference and information resources. 48.89% agree that they utilized the internet, slow download speed (80.55%) was the major problem faced while accessing the internet.53.33 % were satisfied while using the internet.

Library Waves, 2017

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. ___________________________________________________________________________

2014

This study was conducted to examine the trends of using internet by the students of Sargodha University. It also examined the gender difference regarding internet usage. The sample of the data was taken from the University of Sargodha. A survey of 252 students both male and female was randomly selected to participate in the study. The result of the study showed that most of the students of Sargodha University consider internet as a tool for information. They use it for study purposes. They think that internet is an easier way to get information then library. Further, it is recommended that students should be provided with internet at their institutions and they should be given proper education regarding internet usage.

'Information is Power' and this information is derived either from Print media or Electronic media, when we say electronic media without Internet we are helpless in getting relevant and latest information. The present study explores Internet Use Pattern among the faculties of Dnyanprassarak Mandal's College and Research Centre, Mapusa, Goa. A survey method of research was used for the present study. Questionnaire was designed for the purpose of data collection, 65 questionnaires were distributed and 51 filled in questionnaires were collected from the faculty members. The result of the study showed that, majority of the faculty members under the study are using Internet daily and information they are getting on the internet is relevant to their study purpose. At the same time researcher suggested to make optimum use of electronic resources in the library, librarian has to conduct training programme for faculties and to increase the available infrastructure in the library with high internet bandwidth.

The main objective of this study is to find out the using pattern of internet and e-resources by the Eastern University (EU) students and faculty members. A printed version of the questionnaire was distributed in the respective students and faculty members of EU. To analyze the influence of demographic information on overall satisfaction on internet and e-resources simple frequency were carried out. The results showed that students and faculty members are generally satisfied with the current level of internet and e-resources. They identified limited number of titles, difficulty in finding information, limited access to computers and slow download speed as major constraints. These constraints do affect internet and e-resources use in a private university. However, these constraints are mainly related to the poor IT infrastructure and limited access to internet and e-resources, which may also lead to other constraints such as an unwillingness to use the internet and e-resources regularly and consequently low satisfaction with such resources.