Yngre pensionärers informationsbeteende i vardagslivet och på internetkurs.

• Main Authors: Booberg, Karin, Värn, Andreas
• Format: Others
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap / Bibliotekshögskolan 2003
• Subjects: library and information science; biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap; Social Sciences; Samhällsvetenskap
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-20971

The aim of this study is to examine the information behavior of younger seniors with a special focus on the Internet. Using a qualitative method consisting of a case study, including observations, diaries, questionnaires, and information diaries, we were able to compare the information behavior of the seniors in their use of the Internet, with the information behavior in their everyday life. The result of the study shows that the respondents led very active lives and used many different information sources in everyday life. They did not only seek information, but also assimilated it, often with a purpose to mediate it to other people. The motives behind the information use in everyday life were mainly connected to their life situations. We found that the information behavior they performed in their use of the Internet had some similarities with their information behavior in everyday life, but they did not assimilate the information in the same way. The senior club had a great influence on the respondents information behavior, both in their everyday life and in their use of the Internet. Our conclusion is that both age and social context are factors that have a great influence on seniors information behavior and that researchers need to consider these factors in their research. === Uppsatsnivå: D