Table: 1
Gender No of Respondent Percentage (%)
Male 63 55.27%
Female 51 44.73
(n= 114)
Figure 1: Age distribution of respondents (n=114)
Figure 2: Duration of using Social Networking Sites (n=114) 4
27
38 23
14 8
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
25 years or Below 26-30 years 31-35 years 36-40 years 41-45 years 46 years 46+
Less than One Month 1-6 Months 7 Months to a Year More than a Year
0.88% 7.90%
23.68%
67.54%
Figure 3: Average Time spent
5.4 F
Figure 4: Frequency to visit SNS (n=114)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Less than 1 Hour 1 Hour 2-4 Hour 5 Hours or more
58
36
14
6
57
31
17
7
2
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Daily Twice in a week Fortnightly Occasionaly Monthly
Figure 5: Mostly access SNS tools. Note: multiple options are permitted (n=114)
Figure 6: Purpose of using SNS Note: Multiple answers are permitted (n=114) 110
99 104
36 39
14 49
85
94 89
19 84
6
23
0 20 40 60 80 100
59
44
64
31
39
22
64
4
16
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Figure 7: SNS used for only research Purpose (n=114)
Figure 8: Specific uses of SNS for research work. Note: Multiple answers are permitted (n=114) 83.33%
16.67%
94 89 85 35
29 20
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Researchgate Academia.edu Linkedin CiteULike Mendeley Other Tools 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
To Publish own Research
To contact Fellow Researchers
To find relevant Materials
To up to date with Current Trends
22
71 82
44
Figure 10: Satisfied level of using SNS (n=114)
Figure 11: Problems with using SNS Note: Multiple answers are permitted (n=114) Satisfied
96%
Not Satisfied 4%
99 106 21
44 49
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Data Security Privacy Concern Lack of user friendly interface Site blocked by the University Poor Internet connection
