Literature Review

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Literature Review

• LIBR 285
• Sonia Kao
• April 2007

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Research Topic

• Information Seeking Behavior (ISB) of K-12
  children using the Internet

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Importance

• Growing population of children using Internet to
  fulfill information needs
• From 1997-2003, U.S. households that have
  Internet access rose from 18 to 54 (US Census
  Bureau)
• Internet used for school assignments (75), games
  (70), email and instant messaging (65)

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Hypothesis

• Children have access to a vast amount of
  information, but do not know how to find info
  that is relevant and reliable
• How can information services and systems be
  improved in order to support childrens
  information needs?

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Literature Review 4 articles

• 1.)  Sandra Hirsh (1999) Childrens Relevance
  Criteria and Information Seeking on Electronic
  Resources
• 2.)  Dania Bilal and Joe Kirby (2001)
  Differences and similarities in information
  seeking children and adults as Web users
• 3.) Thomas J. Scott and Michael K. OSullivan
  (2005) Analyzing Student Search Strategies
  Making a Case for Integrating Information
  Literacy Skills into the Curriculum
• 4.)  Joanne Silverstein (2005) Just Curious
  Children's Use of Digital Reference for Unimposed
  Queries and Its Importance in Informal Education

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Sample Size Methods
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Process focus of research
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Analysis Findings
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Hirsh (1999) Summary

• 197 mentions of relevance criteria (for textual
  material)
• Topicality 96 - most mentioned
• Language (1) , Authority (2) least mentioned
  criteria

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Bilal Kirby (2001) Summary
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Scott OSullivan (2005) Summary

• Authors interpreted student comments from
  observations, rubric surveys
• List students frustrations and difficulties
  while completing tasks

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Silverstein (2005) Summary

• Focus of queries changed as student progressed
  from elem to high school
• Elementary interested in The World, The Universe
• High school interest in My Life, My Stuff