Attitude Towards Personal Information Management Practices by Research Scholars of Pondicherry University : A Study

Abstract

This paper aims to study the researchers’ practices and use of personal information management in the Pondicherry university Puducherry. A structured questionnaire was designed for the data collection on the basis of objectives of the study and it consists of both optional type questions and statements in five point Lickert scale. Laptop’ and ‘USB’ are the highly used PIM tools by the researchers. The study showed that research scholars use PIM tools for managing their personal information. Among the types of personal information stored, articles ranked first followed by text books. Google is found to be the most used source of information for PIM followed by attachments received through mails. Sending information to self is the most suitable method of storing personal information. The paper highlights the research scholars’ attitude towards personal information management.