IR > Study of the Information Search Behaviour of the Millennial Generation

[Susan Goldner]

June,

This might be of interest to you.

Susan

On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 11:40 AM, McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] <
gerrymck at iastate.edu> wrote:

>  *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings ***
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> Arthur Taylor / Computer Information Systems, College of Business
> Administration, Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA
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> *Abstract*
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> *Introduction.* Members of the millennial generation (born after 1982)
> have come of age in a society infused with technology and information. It
> is unclear how they determine the validity of information gathered, or
> whether or not validity is even a concern. Previous information search
> models based on mediated searches with different age groups may not
> adequately describe the search behaviours of this generation.
> *Method.* The longitudinal study discussed here examined the information
> behaviour of undergraduate college students who were members of the
> millennial generation. Data were collected from the students using surveys
> throughout an information search process as part of an assigned research
> project.
> *Analysis.* Quantitative analysis was carried out on the data, which
> related to 80 individual subjects and evaluation of 758 documents.
> *Results.* Statistically significant findings suggest that millennial
> generation Web searchers proceed erratically through an information search
> process, make only a limited attempt to evaluate the quality or validity of
> information gathered, and may perform some level of 'backfilling' or adding
> sources to a research project before final submission of the work.
> *Conclusions.* These findings indicate that the search behaviour of
> millennial generation searchers may be problematic. Existing search models
> are appropriate; it is the execution of the model by the searcher within
> the context of the search environment that is at issue.
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> *Thanks to my Scottish colleague Roddy MacLeod !*
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> Gerry McKiernan
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