The Google Generation: Are Ict Innovations Changing Information Seeking Behaviour?

by David Nicholas, Barrie Gunter, Ian Rowlands

The Google Generation examines original and secondary research evidence from international sources to determine whether there is a younger generation of learners who are adopting different styles of information search behaviour from older generations as a function of their patterns of use of online technologies. The book addresses the questions: might the widespread availability and use of search engines, such as Google, give rise to a different type...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843345579
• ISBN13: 9781843345572
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Chandos Publishing
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"