Motivation and Dependence towards the Use of ICT Resources with Reference to Students and Faculty Members of Medical Colleges in Puducherry

K. Saravanan; S. Ravi

doi:10.51983/ajist-2011.1.2.25

Motivation and Dependence towards the Use of ICT Resources with Reference to Students and Faculty Members of Medical Colleges in Puducherry

Authors

K. Saravanan Community College, Pondicherry University, Lawspet, Puducherry - 605008, India
S. Ravi Library & Information Science Wing, DDE, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar - 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2011.1.2.25

Keywords:

ICT Resources, Medical Colleges, Puducherry

Abstract

The study examined the utilization of ICT resources for study and research by the students and faculty members of Medical colleges in Puducheery. Three medical colleges viz. JIPMER, Mahatma Gandhi and Manakular Medical Colleges were selected for the study. It is observed that majority of the respondents either have strongest motivation or fair motivation towards collection of information relating to participation and conducting seminars and conferences, writing and publishing research papers, information about scientific and technical use and current developments.

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Published

05-11-2012

How to Cite

Saravanan, K., & Ravi, S. (2012). Motivation and Dependence towards the Use of ICT Resources with Reference to Students and Faculty Members of Medical Colleges in Puducherry. Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology, 1(2), 31–37. https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2011.1.2.25