Use of social networking site by library science students: A comparative study of maharishi dayanand university, rohtak and kurukshetra university kurukshetra

ICT brings change in information seeking habit of students. Books are the main sources of information but after the introduction of ICT patrons are collecting information from internet so that they do not required to visit the library. Today’s youth is more into the social networking. They spend more time on SNS. Initially SNS are use just to socialize with family and friends. But innovation also occur in use of social media. Corporates, business education institutes are started using SNS for marketing their sources. Similarly users started using SNS for different purpose like to study, group discussion, exchanging notes etc. In current research comparative study of use of SNS by two university’s library science students is studied. Data have been collected with the help of structured questionnaire and after analyzing the data it is found that users are using SNS for exchanging idea with friends but some user awareness program is also required for better utilization of the same. Keyword: Web-base Services, ICT, Facebook. Introduction Advancement in information and communication technology decreases the geographical distance between people. To exchange ideas, talk with friends and relatives nowadays it is not compulsory to meet them personally. Use of ICT helps us to talk with them through telephone, mobile device or through different social networking sites. The Question arises in our mind that what exactly social networking sites are? SNSs are defined by Body and Ellison (2008:11) as “web-based services that allow individuals to (1) construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system, (2) articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and (3) view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the system” Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, WhatsApp, Instagram etc., are the example of social networking sites. Not only an individual but also many brands, companies, organizations, public institutions uses social networking sites for communicating their sources and services to the mass. Having public Facebook page, a Twitter account, YouTube channel is common nowadays. Libraries are now legging behind. Library and information word is always adapting new challenges. Libraries launch website in 1990, in 2000 it started providing chat and e-mail digital reference services. Today many libraries are having their website as well as Facebook page, blogs etc. The libraries which are disseminating their information sources and services by displaying notice on notice board are using these SNS services for the same. More youth are on social media, so it attracts their attention towards libraries. The current research aims to identify awareness of SNS among library science students, purpose of using SNS. It also identifies which social networking site users are using and what is their satisfaction level. Literature review Adebayo (2015) in his paper, “The awareness and use of social networking sites by the students of library and information science in Federal Polytechnic, Offa. Nigeia” said that from analysing the data it was found that more users are using SNS. 93.8 % respondents are using the SNSs to connect themselves with their friends for chat, 75.9 % access reported by SNSs for academic work/research work and 49.1%. for leisure/entertainment. Abdelraheem (2013) in his paper found that Facebook, YouTube and Flicker SNSs are the most popular among the respondents in Sultan Qaboos University. They are using social networking sites for social matters more than for the academic purposes. They are using smart mobile phones for accessing SNSs in comparison to the normal mobiles phones. Further, the study revealed that more than fifty percent of the respondents are spending two hours or more than two hours per day on using SNS. Objective of the study The paper has following objectives 1. To identify user awareness about social networking sites 2. To identify purpose of using SNSs 3. To identify ideal social networking site by the LIS students; 4. To ascertain the effects of SNSs on LIS students 5. To identify the problem faced by LIS students Research Methodology Lalita Honhaga Use of social networking site by library science students IP Indian Journal of Library Science and Information Technology July-December, 2018;3(2):90-93 91 The main of the study is to identify the use of SNSs by library and information science students of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra and Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak. Questionnaire method was adopted for conducting the survey to get the opinion of the respondents. Data have been collected from 138 students from both the university. The data have been identified using MS Excel. Simple percentage method have been used for analysis. Data analysis The questionnaire have been distributed among Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak and Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. Total 150 questionnaire have been distributed among 144 is received back and 130 questionnaire were found valid for the analysis. The main purpose of the study is to find our user awareness of using SNS and their views on using different SNSs. Table 1: Programmes (In LIS) and gender wise distribution University Gender BLIS (%) MLIS (%) M.Phil. (%) Ph.D. (%) Total (%) Grand Total (%) MDU Male 14 (23.33) 12 (20) 4 (6.66) 30(50) 60 (46.15) Female 10 (15.62) 17 (26.56) 3 (4.69) 30 (46.87) KUK Male 8(10.81) 5(6.77) 13 (17.56) 7(9.45) 33(44.59) 70 (53.62) Female 10 (14.28) 11 (15.71) 13 (17.57) 3 (4.06) 37 (55.40) Table 1 shows that majority of the respondents i.e. 74 (53.62%) are from KUK consisting of 41 (55.41%) male respondents and 33 (44.59%) female respondents whereas 60 (46.15%) respondents are from MDU consisting of 30 (50%) male and 30 (46.87%) female respondents Table 2: Usage of internet Course MDU (%) KUK (%) Total (%) BLIS 24 (37.5) 20 (27.03) 44 (31.88) MLIS 33 (51.56) 18 (24.32) 51 (36.96) M.PHIL. 25(34.24) 25(19.23) Ph.D. 10 (13.51) 10 (7.69)