Myths
Hal Shubin <[email protected]>
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http://www.bl.uk/news/2008/pressrelease20080116.html
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/stories/2008/01/podcast26googlegeneration.aspx
http://www.bl.uk/news/pdf/googlegen.pdf
A friend forwarded this report from the British Library:
"PIONEERING RESEARCH SHOWS GOOGLE GENERATION IS A MYTH.
A new study overturns the common assumption that
the Google Generation' youngsters born or
brought up in the Internet age is the most
web-literate. The first ever virtual longitudinal
study carried out by the CIBER research team at
University College London claims that, although
young people demonstrate an apparent ease and
familiarity with computers, they rely heavily on
search engines, view rather than read and do not
possess the critical and analytical skills to
assess the information that they find on the web.
The report Information Behaviour of the
Researcher of the Future (PDF format; 1.67MB)
also shows that research-behaviour traits that
are commonly associated with younger users
impatience in search and navigation, and zero
tolerance for any delay in satisfying their
information needs are now becoming the norm for
all age-groups, from younger pupils and
undergraduates through to professors. ..."
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Hal Shubin
Interaction Design, Inc.
617 489 6595
www.user.com
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