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• The Paradoxical World of Young People's Information Behavior

Although thousands of articles about information behavior have been published in recent years, little attention has been given to the paradoxes that emerge in terms of either the features of such behavior or the investigation of it through research. This article draws on a wide range of studies, many conducted by the author, to explore 10 particular paradoxes that are apparent in the information behavior of children and young people. Several indicate discrepancies between theory and practice, whereas others show that when some priorities are addressed, other areas of concern may suffer.

... information, and constructing an end-product on the basis of an understanding that has been dev... "using information well" offered by the National Council for Educational Technology (1993) emphasiz...Speaking on the BBC radio program The Wikipedia Story (2007), McHenry, however, draws attention th... namely, the fact noted by Herman (1983) and Gross (2000) that many are unique to an individual. Gros...

• School Libraries Worldwide
• Vol. 13 Nbr. 2, July 2007