• Lancaster, Sean. "The Selection of Instant Messaging Or E-Mail: College Students' Perspective for Computer Communication." Information Management & Computer Security 15.1 (2007): 5-22. Web.
• In Lancaster's article, "The Selection of Instant Messaging Or E-Mail: College Students' Perspective for Computer Communication," a survey containing 545 college students was conducted in order to determine what form of new media communication that they thought was more useful; instant messaging or e-mail. In the survey, it was determined that students believed that instant messaging was a more useful form of communication than e-mail. However, it is students believe that instant messaging is only the better choice for new media communications when it is used for personal or social relationships, due to the fact that it is easier to convey emotions, build relationships, and just easier to use in general. Students believe that if the communication is business-based, then the preference for new media technology used is e-mail. This article can help my research because it provides student insight on their preferences when using new media to communicate while attending college. I believe that the information provided by Lancaster is accurate due to the fact that he is a department chair and a professor at a public university in Michigan.