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BL/CIBER report. “The report Information Behaviour of the Researcher of the Future shows that research-behaviour traits that are commonly associated with younger users – impatience in search and navigation, and zero tolerance for any delay in satisfying their information needs – are now becoming the norm for all age-groups, from younger pupils and undergraduates through to professors.”

Direct link to the report: http://www.bl.uk/news/pdf/googlegen.pdf
Particularly relevant is the section on how people currently behave in virtual libraries. Behaviours like ‘bounce’, ‘skimming’ and ‘squirreling’ are definitely things I do myself, and observe in others.

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