ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses the six core questions to frame the state of the field on multiple source use. The core questions include: how do theories describe macro- and micro-level processes of multiple source use? what individual characteristics support multiple source use? and are there discipline-specific and domain-general multiple source use processes? Theses also include: how do people use multiple sources in non-academic contexts? what types of tasks and interventions promote successful multiple source use? and how can different kinds of assessments provide insight into the component processes and products of multiple source use? The chapter then discusses various larger themes for future directions. For each theme, it focuses on central prescriptions for future research on multiple source use. The chapter also presents some closing thoughts on the concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book.
