![Carl Cross
LRC Manager
Tamworth Sixth Form
Information Behaviour of the Researcher of the Future
(11th January 2008). JISC.
How far have we come in 7 years?
[students] apparent facility with computers disguises some worrying
problems
speed of web searching means that little time is spent evaluating
information either for relevance, accuracy or authority
[students] exhibit a strong preference for natural language searching
rather than analysing which key words might be more effective](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/pumpemup-aston-150624135234-lva1-app6892/85/Pump-em-up-aston-4-320.jpg)
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- 32. Carl Cross LRC Manager Tamworth Sixth Form ccross@lfatsf.org.uk http://www.lfatsf.org.uk/ 01827 301820