eCite Digital Repository
Silver Surfers Search for Gold: a Study Into the Online Information-Seeking Skills of Those Over Fifty
Citation
Morrison, R, Silver Surfers Search for Gold: a Study Into the Online Information-Seeking Skills of Those Over Fifty, Ageing International, 40, (3) pp. 300-310. ISSN 0163-5158 (2015) [Refereed Article]
Copyright Statement
Copyright 2015 Springer Science+Business Media New York
DOI: doi:10.1007/s12126-015-9224-4
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 Bregarding 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.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
---|---|
Keywords: | ICT; Seniors; Computer use; Google; Search behaviour; Digital immigrant |
Research Division: | Information and Computing Sciences |
Research Group: | Data management and data science |
Research Field: | Information retrieval and web search |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | Community services |
Objective Field: | Ageing and older people |
UTAS Author: | Morrison, R (Dr Renee Morrison) |
ID Code: | 130828 |
Year Published: | 2015 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 9 |
Deposited By: | Education |
Deposited On: | 2019-02-14 |
Last Modified: | 2019-03-15 |
Downloads: | 0 |
Repository Staff Only: item control page