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Information Issues for Older Americans brings together leading faculty from the leading Information Schools to examine information needs, behavior, and policy related to older Americans.
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Preface, William Aspray
Everyday Information Behavior of Older Americans, William AsprayInformation, Knowledge, and Successful Aging, William JonesOne Senior Citizen's Information Ecosystem and Infrastructure, James W. CortadaAARP and its Competitors as Information Providers, William AsprayAge and Technology in Action Claudia Grisales Bohorquez, Marilyn Kay, Noah Lenstra, and Kate WilliamsHealth Insurance Literacy and Older Adults, Emily VardellActive Aging in the Era of Smart Devices Pallabi Bhowmick, Clara Caldeira, Kay Connelly, Ben Jelen, Novia Nurain, and Katie A. SiekTelephone-based Communities for Information and Social Connectedness Robin N. Brewer and Mary JanevicNot Your Grandparents' Family Tree: Practices of Privacy in Genetic Genealogical Networks, Judith PintarThe "100% corner": Situational Awareness and Successful Aging in Community, David HoppingMapping the Research on Digital Information Issues for Older Adults, Unmil KaradkarAbout the Editor and the Contributors
About the author
William Aspray is senior research fellow at the Charles Babbage Institute, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He has previously held senior faculty positions in the information schools at Indiana (Bloomington), Texas (Austin), and Colorado (Boulder), as well as several senior administrative appointments in research centers and nonprofit professional organizations (Charles Babbage Institute, IEEE History Center, Computing Research Association). He is the author or editor of more than 30 books and 100 articles.
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Information Issues for Older Americans brings together leading faculty from the leading Information Schools to examine information needs, behavior, and policy related to older Americans.
