Awareness and information seeking behavior of B.Ed. students: A cyber study
Author(s): Dhavalkumar A. Patel & Dr. Rajeshkumar R. Patel
Abstract - In today's digital age, with the increasing use of the internet, crimes are being committed along with the law. In the digital age the internet is used for financial, social as well as many commercial purposes. The Internet provides many benefits like fast communication, entertainment, online education etc. As the use of the internet has increased, criminal activities are carried out through the medium of internet which is called cybercrime. Cybercrime is any type of luring, cheating, intimidation, financial fraud, and use of offensive language, theft of password or other digital data through the internet through mobile, computer, laptop and tablet.
The main purpose of the present study is to find out the awareness about cybercrime among the students enrolled in B.Ed. course and their need for information about it. B.Ed. students from Mahisagar district of Gujarat state – India have been included in this study. Through the questions asked to the students, it was found that the students have basic knowledge about cybercrime but not enough awareness about protecting their information and also not much awareness among the students against smart phone and internet crimes. Students need study related information through the internet and social media as well as competitive exam related information. To satisfy this information need, information is sought through the medium of the Internet. With the help of this research, students will be more aware of cyber security and can be protected against such crimes in the future.
Keywords - Awareness, Information needs, Information seeking behavior, B.Ed. students, a cyber study.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.9.2.2023.1672
Cite This Article As: Patel, D.A. & Patel, R.R. (2023) Awareness and information seeking behavior of B.Ed. students: A cyber study. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 9(2) 233-244. www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-1672 Page: 233-244 Publication Date: 15 June 2023