WEB PRESENCE OF NATIONAL LEVEL DIVYANGJAN INSTITUTES OF INDIA: A WEBOMETRIC STUDY

Authors

  • Sontu Nandi Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Author
  • Amit Kumar Das Bhatter College, Dantan Author
  • Sabita Mandal Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia Author

Keywords:

Divyangjan Institutes, Web Analysis, Webomwtric;, Website Study, WISER

Abstract

The present study makes a specialty of the web presence and visibility of websites of National level Divyangjan Institutes of India. Using some webometric indicators like total web-page count, inlinks, outlinks, Google scholars, number of rich files, bounce rate, etc. The paper attempts to depict the web presence of said institutional websites. All concerning data has been retrieved by the popular search engine Google. Said institutions are ranked with Web Impact Factor (WIF) and Web Indicators for Science, Technology and Innovation Research (WISER) value. The result shows that National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities (NILD) is highest ranked WIF (inlink) i.e., 0.48, due to its webpages' minimal value (766) depending on the quantity of the available inlinks (364). National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD) (8.65) being the highest webpages (3430) occupied the top ranked institution according to WISER. Alexa rank is also used to show the usability of websites and Wayback machine tool is used toretrieve domain registration data and page domain authority data retrieved from Free Domain SEO Analysis Tool – Moz.

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2023-06-30

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WEB PRESENCE OF NATIONAL LEVEL DIVYANGJAN INSTITUTES OF INDIA: A WEBOMETRIC STUDY (S. Nandi, A. Kumar Das, & S. Mandal, Trans.). (2023). Journal of Indian Library Association, 59(02), 66-78. https://journal.ilaindia.net/index.php/lib/article/view/1489

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