| Engaging Older Adults with Modern Technology: Internet Use and Information Access Needs Contributor(s): Zheng, Robert Z. (Editor), Hill, Robert D. (Editor), Gardner, Michael K. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 146661966X ISBN-13: 9781466619661 Publisher: Information Science Reference OUR PRICE: $166.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Human-computer Interaction (hci) - Education | Adult & Continuing Education - Computers | Information Technology |
| Dewey: 155.671 |
| LCCN: 2012009819 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 8.7" W x 11" (2.35 lbs) 350 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The study of older adults and internet use has emerged as a specific area of interest which covers a wide range of topics ranging from behaviors of senior adults in information search to attitude toward the internet, to the use of the internet for personal and health issues, and to cognitive constrains of seniors in Internet use.Engaging Older Adults with Modern Technology: Internet Use and Information Access Needs takes a structured approach to the research in aging and digital technology in which older adults' use of internet and other forms of digital technologies is studied through the lenses of cognitive functioning, motivation, and affordances of new technology. |