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The chapter begins by providing a historical context of the Information Age and the transition from oral history, to printing press, to the Internet. It subsequently presents well-known information-seeking models that help users navigate the information landscape. Further, it presents findings regarding patterns on the information-seeking behaviors of youth. Finally, the chapter presents challenges associated with navigating the information landscape and articulates information literacy skills central to the Information Age—that is, skills needed to find, evaluate, and synthesize information.

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  1. University of Pennsylvania – Perelman School of Medicine and Thomas Jefferson University – Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Balu H. Athreya (Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, Teaching Consultant)

  2. Nemours- A.I.duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA

    Balu H. Athreya (Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, Teaching Consultant)

  3. School of Education, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA

    Chrystalla Mouza

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Athreya, B.H., Mouza, C. (2017). Sources of Information for Thinking. In: Thinking Skills for the Digital Generation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12364-6_5

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