While You Were Out: How Students Are Transforming the World of Information and What It Means for Publishing

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Title:While You Were Out: How Students Are Transforming the World of Information and What It Means for Publishing (ID: ELI07107)
Author(s):Kate Wittenberg (Columbia University)
Topics:Electronic Publishing, Games and Gaming, Information Discovery and Retrieval, Net Generation Learner, Partnerships, Scholarly Communication
Origin:Presented at ELI Meetings (01/24/2007)
Type:Presentations/Speeches
Abstract:Students have been quietly revolutionizing the discovery and use of information, forcing scholarly publishers to confront some fundamental assumptions about their work. This presentation will discuss the partnerships that publishers must create with online game developers and search engines, among others, in order to keep pace with the next generation of users.
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