Millennial Students' Mental Models of Information Retrieval

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dc.contributor.advisorKaplan, Nancy
dc.contributor.advisorSummers, Kathryn
dc.contributor.advisorDaniel, Evelyn
dc.contributor.authorHolman, Lucy
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Baltimore. School of Information Arts and Technologies.en_US
dc.contributor.programUniversity of Baltimore. Doctor of Communications Design.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-18T15:37:00Z
dc.date.available2016-10-18T15:37:00Z
dc.date.issued2009-10
dc.descriptionDissertation submitted to the School of Information Arts and Technologies of the University of Baltimore in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Communications Designen_US
dc.descriptionD.S. -- University of Baltimore, 2009.
dc.description.abstractThis qualitative study examines first-year college students’ online search habits in order to identify patterns in millennials’ mental models of information retrieval. The study employed a combination of modified contextual inquiry and concept mapping methodologies to elicit students’ mental models. The researcher confirmed previously observed millennial behavior including preference for searching rather than browsing and hypertext reading. The study found three basic types of mental models; those with a network view conducted more searches overall and more complex (Boolean and topic + focus) searches. However, none of the participants demonstrated strong mental models that increased their effectiveness in searching.en_US
dc.format.extent157 leavesen_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.genredissertations
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M2G23T
dc.identifier.otherUB_2009_Holman_L
dc.identifier.otherHolman_baltimore_0942A_10000
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/3282
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsThis item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is made available by the University of Baltimore for non-commercial research and educational purposes.en_US
dc.subjectLibrary scienceen_US
dc.subjectInformation scienceen_US
dc.subjectInformation seekingen_US
dc.subjectMental modelsen_US
dc.subject.lcshInformation retrievalen_US
dc.subject.lcshInformation storage and retrieval systemsen_US
dc.subject.lcshCollege studentsen_US
dc.subject.lcshComputer network resourcesen_US
dc.subject.lcshInformation literacyen_US
dc.subject.lcshStudy and teaching (Higher)en_US
dc.subject.lcshGeneration Yen_US
dc.subject.lcshWeb search enginesen_US
dc.subject.lcshDatabasesen_US
dc.titleMillennial Students' Mental Models of Information Retrievalen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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