| New Directions in Children's and Adolescents' Information Behavior Research Contributor(s): Bilal, Dania (Editor), Beheshti, Jamshid (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1783508132 ISBN-13: 9781783508136 Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing OUR PRICE: $170.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - Digital & Online Resources |
| Dewey: 025.524 |
| Series: Library and Information Science (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.9" W x 9.1" (1.40 lbs) 376 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The results of decades of research shows that children and adolescents encounter challenges and obstacles in searching for information and retrieving relevant results, and have difficulty interpreting results within various information environments. However, a recent paradigm shift points to the changed information behavior of the new generation of users; children and adolescents born after the advent of the Web. Technologically savvy, they skim and surf for information, multi-task, search collaboratively, and share information on social networks. This book comprises innovative research on the information behavior of various age groups and special populations. It provides studies and reflections on designing systems that help the new generation cope with a complex knowledge society. In addition to information scholars, this book will also be of interest to information professionals, librarians, educators, Web designers, and human-computer interaction researchers. |