Abstract
As consumers of information, we live in unprecedented times, especially given the centrality of the Internet in our daily lives. We have rapid access to a staggering amount of information from diverse information sources. This is in sharp contrast to previous generations that had to physically seek out information from a relatively narrow set of source types to be informed about different topics (e.g., reading an excerpt from an encyclopedia at a library to learn about a historical event, purchasing a newspaper from a local store to keep up with recent news), or perhaps rely on the evening news to stay informed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Handbook of Multiple Source Use |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Pages | 1-13 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781317238201 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781138646599 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2018 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Social Sciences