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The information behavior of a new generation : children and teens in the 21st century / edited by Jamshid Beheshti and Andrew Large.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Information behavior.
- Information literacy.
- Human information processing in children.
- Children--Effect of technological innovations on.
- Children.
- Teenagers--Effect of technological innovations on.
- Teenagers.
- Internet and children.
- Internet and teenagers.
- Technology and children.
- Technology and youth.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (264 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Information Behavior of a New Generation: Children and Teens in the 21st Century attempts to describe the significant changes in the information behavior of children and youth over the last two decades. Thirteen researchers from a variety of disciplines discuss the changes that can be attributed to mobile technology, social networks, and digital media.
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; 1 Concepts, Propositions, Models, and Theories in Information Behavior Research; 2 Cognitive Development and Information Behavior; 3 Information Literacy; 4 Everyday Life Information Behavior of Young People; 5 Digital Age Libraries and Youth; 6 Youth and Online Social Networking; 7 Gaming and Virtual Environments; 8 Everyday Life Information in Support of Enhanced Quality of Life for Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities; 9 Defining the Line on Cyber-Bullying; 10 Systems; 11 The Future; Index; About the Editors and Contributors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-299-25159-5
- 0-8108-8595-6
- OCLC:
- 854970641
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