Online socializing: How does it affect the information seeking behavior and the educational preferences in Saudi Arabia?

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Highlights：

• Saudis move towards the use of electronic media of all sorts.

• Saudis are adopting the new technologies in all their everyday activities including education.

• SMNs are not dragging Saudis away from the classrooms but cause a shift towards utilizing the new systems.

• The Saudi education in the near future will be a blend of the traditional and eLearning systems.

摘要

•Saudis move towards the use of electronic media of all sorts.•Saudis are adopting the new technologies in all their everyday activities including education.•SMNs are not dragging Saudis away from the classrooms but cause a shift towards utilizing the new systems.•The Saudi education in the near future will be a blend of the traditional and eLearning systems.

论文关键词：Information seeking behavior,Social networks,Education,Saudi Arabia

论文评审过程：Received 27 May 2015, Revised 13 November 2015, Accepted 15 February 2016, Available online 1 March 2016, Version of Record 1 March 2016.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.02.062