A Case Study on the Web Search Behaviour of Bangalore University in Bengaluru, Karnataka

LIBRARY HERALD

Year : 2025, Volume : 63, Issue :3

First page :(383) Last page :(390)

Print ISSN : 0024-2292. Online ISSN : 0976-2469.

Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-2469.2025.00027.2

Selvaraj C.1

1 Librarian (SGL), Government First Grade College, Vijayanagar-560104, Affiliated with Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Abstract

The case study on the Web Search behavior was carried out through the medium of a well-structured questionnaire, which was handed out to respondents. The objective of this study was to examine and identify substantial developments and confrontations that are being encountered by the innumerable users of web sites. The paper further investigates the behavior of students, research scholars, and the faculty members at Bangalore University deeply involved in web search, emphasizing on their individual experiences with information access, preferences for search engine features, and the sources they utilize for information retrieval. They then tracked an observed method and analyzed the data using simple calculations, as per the Morgan Sample Table from 1970 (N=650, S=242). The observations thereby revealed that nearly half (45.91%) of the respondents had three to four years of web searching experience. One-third of them that is (31.82%) utilized the web for project/assignment, research, seminar/conference, and teaching purposes. Google was by far the most popular search engine, favored by 39.54% of the respondents. Additionally, nearly half (43.63%) reported using Google Chrome as their preferred web browser. The majority of respondents (36.81%) expressed moderate satisfaction with the information they were able to retrieve. Additionally, it highlights the requirement for improved information literacy programs that can enhance the web search skills of students and researchers alike.

Keywords

Digital Information Resources; Bangalore University; Web Search Behavior; Higher Education; Search Engine; Web Browser