Recent research shows that children and adolescents encounter challenges and obstacles in searching for information, retrieving relevant results and difficulty in interpreting results in various information environments. A recent paradigm shift points to the changed information behavior of the new generation of users, born after the advent of the Web. Technologically savvy, they skim and surf for information, multi-task, search collaboratively and share information on social networks. The New Directions in Children's and Adolescents' Information Behavior Research comprises innovative research in three main themes. These are: information behavior of various age groups; toddlers and preschoolers, elementary school students, early adolescents, and adolescents; special populations including ethnic minorities, indigenous, and users with disabilities; research and reflections on designing systems that help the new generation cope with a complex knowledge society. Vol 9 is aimed directly at researchers, aware of the challenges facing the new generation but have not had the opportunity to explore the issues thoroughly.It is also of interest to Information professionals, librarians, educators, Web designers, and human-computer interaction researchers.
