Gen Z Transitions to University: A Preliminary Study on Everyday Information-Seeking Practices

Chei Sian Lee; Rachel Qing Yu Yeo; Shutian Zhang; Dion Hoe Lian Goh; Rebecca P. Ang; Betsy Ng

doi:10.1007/978-981-99-8085-7_23

Gen Z Transitions to University: A Preliminary Study on Everyday Information-Seeking Practices

Chei Sian Lee^*, Rachel Qing Yu Yeo, Shutian Zhang, Dion Hoe Lian Goh, Rebecca P. Ang, Betsy Ng

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Abstract

Generation Zs (Gen Zs), characterized as digital natives, approach their university journey with distinct information practices shaped by their reliance on everyday digital technologies. Yet, studies on how Gen Zs navigate the transition to university remain scant. This exploratory study aims to understand how everyday information-seeking practices help Gen Zs during this transition. We conducted focus group discussions with 42 Gen Z undergraduates from both STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and non-STEM academic disciplines to understand the challenges they faced and everyday information-seeking practices they adopted when transitioning to university. Our results reveal that participants utilized information searching-as-learning and serendipitous searching on platforms such as YouTube, Reddit, and Telegram during the transitional phase. Implications of our work are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Leveraging Generative Intelligence in Digital Libraries
Subtitle of host publication	Towards Human-Machine Collaboration - 25th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2023, Proceedings
Editors	Dion H. Goh, Shu-Jiun Chen, Suppawong Tuarob
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	255-262
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9789819980840
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8085-7_23
Publication status	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes
Event	25th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2023 - Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China Duration: Dec 4 2023 → Dec 7 2023

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	14457 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	25th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2023
Country/Territory	Taiwan, Province of China
City	Taipei
Period	12/4/23 → 12/7/23

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

Keywords

Digital Technologies
Everyday Information-Seeking Practices
Generation Z
Transition

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Lee, C. S., Yeo, R. Q. Y., Zhang, S., Goh, D. H. L., Ang, R. P., & Ng, B. (2023). Gen Z Transitions to University: A Preliminary Study on Everyday Information-Seeking Practices. In D. H. Goh, S.-J. Chen, & S. Tuarob (Eds.), Leveraging Generative Intelligence in Digital Libraries: Towards Human-Machine Collaboration - 25th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2023, Proceedings (pp. 255-262). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 14457 LNCS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8085-7_23

Lee, Chei Sian ; Yeo, Rachel Qing Yu ; Zhang, Shutian et al. / Gen Z Transitions to University : A Preliminary Study on Everyday Information-Seeking Practices. Leveraging Generative Intelligence in Digital Libraries: Towards Human-Machine Collaboration - 25th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2023, Proceedings. editor / Dion H. Goh ; Shu-Jiun Chen ; Suppawong Tuarob. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. pp. 255-262 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Lee, CS, Yeo, RQY, Zhang, S, Goh, DHL , Ang, RP & Ng, B 2023, Gen Z Transitions to University: A Preliminary Study on Everyday Information-Seeking Practices. in DH Goh, S-J Chen & S Tuarob (eds), Leveraging Generative Intelligence in Digital Libraries: Towards Human-Machine Collaboration - 25th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2023, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 14457 LNCS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 255-262, 25th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2023, Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China, 12/4/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-8085-7_23

Gen Z Transitions to University: A Preliminary Study on Everyday Information-Seeking Practices. / Lee, Chei Sian; Yeo, Rachel Qing Yu; Zhang, Shutian et al.
Leveraging Generative Intelligence in Digital Libraries: Towards Human-Machine Collaboration - 25th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2023, Proceedings. ed. / Dion H. Goh; Shu-Jiun Chen; Suppawong Tuarob. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023. p. 255-262 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 14457 LNCS).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Lee CS, Yeo RQY, Zhang S, Goh DHL , Ang RP, Ng B. Gen Z Transitions to University: A Preliminary Study on Everyday Information-Seeking Practices. In Goh DH, Chen SJ, Tuarob S, editors, Leveraging Generative Intelligence in Digital Libraries: Towards Human-Machine Collaboration - 25th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2023, Proceedings. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2023. p. 255-262. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-8085-7_23

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