Naslov
GOOGLE GENERATION: MYTH OR REALITY? Experiences with students of the Faculty of Philosophy in Osijek

Autori
Čadovska Ivana ; Vranješ, Tihomir ; Jakopec, Tomislav

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
LIDA, Libraries in the Digital Age 2010 May 24 – 28 2010, Zadar, Croatia / University of Zadar, Department of Library and Information Science Rutgers University, School of Communication, Information and Library Studies - Zadar : Sveučilište u Zadru, 2010, 160-161

Skup
LIDA 2010

Mjesto i datum
Zadar, Hrvatska, 24.05.2010. - 28.05.2010

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
Google ; services

Sažetak
Information behavior has dramatically changed due the "information revolution" caused by the development of ICT, increase of the number of informations and experiencing information as important resource that runs the world economy in general. Researcher of the future, or we can say the present, presents informationally literate man, "born" with the technology, who has mastered the technique of information retrieval. Such a person tends to informal education, independent work and avoids the "traditional" sources of information, such as libraries and printed materials. These researchers from the future are often called the Google generation. Google Generation is a term that represents a generation that is using Google search engine and, of course, the Internet as a primary source of information and knowledge source. This generation generally includes children and young people which have the inherent knowledge of computer skills and use of the Internet, or digital natives, but its volume is growing and even more includes other generations accustomed to the use of new technologies. However, tools used by the Google generation are no longer just a search engine. Google has recently released over thirty different services and tools for users, such as Gmail (Google e-mail), Google Scholar, Google Books, Google Docs, Google Maps, Google Earth, Google Wave, Google Reader, etc. and the latest Google Buzz. Listed tools and many others are covering different areas of search, organization, and exchanging of the information, and are mutually compatible and interactive. The crown of all is the development of a Web browser Google Chrome, Google Operating System and long expected Gphone. The paper presents research of the effects of Google and its generation phenomenon on the students‟ example. Research method is a simple questionnaire which will include students from two departments of the Faculty. The assumption is that students also belong to the Google generation and are frequently using various Google tools, mostly search engine, for private and academic purposes. Moreover, it is assumed that the above phenomenon is also spreading between older generations. The question is asked does the Google generation exist at all today, or whether have users gradually "outgrown" using Google tools because they have higher expectations on ICT, they stopped being passive consumers of informations and became experts of information retrieval. Research results should show the answer to the question on "micro example" of Faculty‟s students and it may be an initiative for further research of this problem.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti

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