Interviews with Lifelong Readers: Preliminary Findings from the EDITS (Effects of Digital Information Technology on Seniors) Project
Author(s)
Quan-Haase, Anabel
Martin, Kim
Schreurs, Kathleen
Issue Date
2014-03-01
Keyword(s)
Seniors
E-books
E-reading
Tablets
Abstract
This poster outlines the preliminarily findings of the EDITS study: an inquiry into the digital information habits of senior citizens. The research presented here will focus on the adoption of ereading technology by seniors in order to determine the habits and attitudes, motivations, and barriers experienced by this demographic. Employing semi-structured interviews and the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), this study aims to investigate one element of the digital divide that sometimes goes unnoticed: age. Despite ingrained habits based on print, findings show motivations, such as convenience, contribute to the adoption of ereading by seniors.
Publisher
iSchools
Series/Report Name or Number
iConference 2014 Proceedings
Type of Resource
text
Language
english
Permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/2142/47325
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9776/14336
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