Use Of Social Networking Sites By Research Scholars Of Dibrugarh University: A Case Study

Abstract

In this 21st century’s changing environment, the worldwide population has seen a new wave of interpersonal communication in the form of social networking sites. With the rapid growth and popularity of social networking sites among the people of this era has given a new way of communication. This dynamic change provides the research scholars of the present period a new form of communication for their research work. The present study is to find out how the research scholars of Dibrugarh University use social networking sites for their research work purpose. This study also examines the personal and professional impact of social networking sites on research work. A structured questionnaire was designed and personally distributed among 150 respondents. Most of them are using these sites for their personal and a few used for research study. ResearchGate, Academia.edu and Facebook are the most preferred social networking sites for research purposes.