Scholarly use of social media

被引:3
|
作者
Ashraf, K. [1 ]
Haneefa, Mohamed K. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calicut, Dept Lib & Informat Sci, Malappuram, Kerala, India
关键词
Scholarly communication; Internet; World Wide Web; Web; 2.0; Social media; Social networking sites; Doctoral students;
D O I
10.56042/alis.v63i2.12451
中图分类号
G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];
学科分类号
1205 ; 120501 ;
摘要
The study investigates the scholarly use of social media by the doctoral students in the University of Calicut, Kerala. Structured questionnaires were used to collect data from a representative sample of 160 doctoral students. The analysis revealed that majority of the students are aware and use social media for scholarly purpose and used mainly for locating scholarly content and current awareness. Wikis and social networking sites are the most widely used social media by the students.
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页码:132 / 139
页数:8
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