Silver surfers search for gold : a study into the online information-seeking skills of those over fifty
Journal article
Morrison, Renee. (2015). Silver surfers search for gold : a study into the online information-seeking skills of those over fifty. Ageing International: information bulletin of the International Federation on Ageing. 40(3), pp. 300-310. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12126-015-9224-4
Authors | Morrison, Renee |
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Abstract | Older adults are now the fastest growing population of online users the world over (Olson et al. Ageing International, 36(1), 123–145, 2011). Encouraging data continues to emerge regarding the rate of Internet adoption among those over fifty in particular (Hernandez-Encuentra et al. Educational Gerontology, 35(3), 226–245, 2009). Yet questions as to the effectiveness of such use and of training designed to advance the skills of our senior surfers continue to go unanswered. While a great deal has been written on seniors and technology in general, very few studies "regarding age and its influence on search behaviour" can be found (Singer et al. 2012). This paper uses Literature Review as a method to scope and define this gap. The need for future research that specifically addresses online searching behaviours and effective training in this area for those over fifty is discussed. |
Keywords | ICT; seniors; computer use; WWW; search behaviour; digital immigrant |
Year | 01 Jan 2015 |
Journal | Ageing International: information bulletin of the International Federation on Ageing |
Journal citation | 40 (3), pp. 300-310 |
Publisher | Springer New York LLC |
ISSN | 0163-5158 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12126-015-9224-4 |
Web address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12126-015-9224-4 |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 300-310 |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 09 Aug 2015 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 17 May 2024 |
Additional information | © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015 |
Place of publication | United States |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/9077x/silver-surfers-search-for-gold-a-study-into-the-online-information-seeking-skills-of-those-over-fifty
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