AUTHOR:
Sri Retno Andarwati
Bambang S. Sankarto
ABSTRACT:
A research had been conducted to study the usage of internet and the level of gratification obtained by researchers of the Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development. The study aimed to analyze correlation between internet usage (intensity, type of information, researcher speciality) and the gratification (information suitability, private usage and pleasure). The study was conducted in November 2002 up to January 2003 toward the researchers in three research institutes located in Bogor. Simple random sampling was applied to meet research sample whereas the data obtained by questionnaire. While Likert scale was used to assembly the questions proposed. Research results showed that the more high education level and researcher strata, the more internet access frequency. The level of gratification in obtaining information from on-line resources was influenced by the intensity of accessing internet; the more intense and obtain conform and adequate information, the more high level of gratification. The development of internet usage among the researchers was affected by the level of gratification including knowledge, suitable information, and private usage and entertainment.
Keywords: Internet, researcher, uses and gratification, Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development
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