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Gen Z transitions to university: A preliminary study on everyday information-seeking practices
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Conference paper
Citation
Lee, C. S., Yeo, R. Q. Y., Zhang, S., Goh, D. H.-L., Ang, R. P., & Ng, B. (2023). Gen Z transitions to university: A preliminary study on everyday information-seeking practices. In D. H. Goh, S.-J. Chen, & S. Tuarob (Eds.), Leveraging generative intelligence in digital libraries: Towards human-machine collaboration. ICADL 2023. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8085-7_23
Author
Lee, Chei Sian
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Yeo, Rachel Qing Yu
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Zhang, Shutian
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Goh, Dion Hoe-Lian
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Abstract
Generation Zs (Gen Zs), characterized as digital natives, approach their university journey with distinct information practices shaped by their reliance on everyday digital technologies. Yet, studies on how Gen Zs navigate the transition to university remain scant. This exploratory study aims to understand how everyday information-seeking practices help Gen Zs during this transition. We conducted focus group discussions with 42 Gen Z undergraduates from both STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and non-STEM academic disciplines to understand the challenges they faced and everyday information-seeking practices they adopted when transitioning to university. Our results reveal that participants utilized information searching-as-learning and serendipitous searching on platforms such as YouTube, Reddit, and Telegram during the transitional phase. Implications of our work are discussed.
Date Issued
2023
ISBN
9789819980857 (online)
Publisher
Springer
Series
Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 14457
DOI
10.1007/978-981-99-8085-7_23