Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
358786 The Journal of Academic Librarianship 2011 9 Pages PDF
Abstract

ABSTRACTToday's students exhibit generational differences in the way they search for information. Observations of first-year students revealed a proclivity for simple keyword or phrases searches with frequent misspellings and incorrect logic. Although no students had strong mental models of search mechanisms, those with stronger models did construct more complex searches.

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