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Google kids lose their web cred.(Brief article)
Google kids lose their web cred
Peter Williams
The idea that the Google generation A- those brought up in the digital age A- is the most web-literate is a myth, according to research commissioned by the British Library and JISC.
Although young people appear at ease with IT they are overdependent on search engines, view rather than read, and lack the critical and analytical skills to assess the information they find on the web.
The research warns libraries they will have to adapt to the digital mindset if they are to survive and prosper.
It calls on libraries to respond urgently to the changing needs of researchers and other users. Going virtual is critical, it warns, and learning what researchers want and need is crucial if libraries are not to become obsolete.
Ian Rowlands, lead author of the report, said: "Libraries in general are not keeping up with the demands of students and researchers for services that are ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Google kids lose their web cred.(Brief article)