This chapter reviews the theoretical and empirical literature on the concept of credibility and
its areas of application relevant to information science and technology, encompassing …

The arrival and proliferation of electronic resources and digital libraries have a number of
significant impacts on the use of print resources and traditional libraries. This study explores …

This chapter suggests that a dual-level theory of new literacies is a useful approach to theory
building in a world where the nature of literacy continuously changes. It begins by making a …

Is there an achievement gap for online reading ability based on income inequality that is
separate from the achievement gap in traditional, offline reading? This possibility was …

This chapter provides an overview of the multimedia principle, which refers to the finding that
learning with words and pictures is more effective than learning with words alone. Although …

How is it that we can recognize photos from our high school yearbook decades later, but
cannot remember what we ate for breakfast yesterday? And why are we inclined to buy more …

Using Gioia and Brass' 1986 article,“Teaching the TV Generation,” as a point of departure for
considering our current instructional environment, we focus on a relatively recent …

Lifelong learning, with the help of digital technology, possesses the capacity to offer
individual significant advantages to individual learners. This paper examines both the …

Information seeking is an important part of people's everyday lives. To obtain information,
people use Web search engines, consult authorities, ask questions of friends, go to libraries …

With contributions from David Brake, Jesse Elvin, Rebecca Gooch, Judith Livingstone and
Russell Luyt. Key points from the evidence on harm and offence:* Research shows some …