Abstract
Evaluation of the effects of search topic characteristics on cognitive and physical search moves within the interface of a thesaurus-enhanced information retrieval environment. Topic characteristics examined here are topic complexity, topic familiarity, search type and prior topic search experience. The data gathering techniques adopted in this investigation included pre- and post-search questionnaires, transaction logs and post-session interviews.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Innovations Through Information Technology: Proceedings of the 15th Information Resources Management Association International Conference |
| Place of Publication | Hershey, USA |
| Pages | 430-436 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
Keywords
- end-users
- cognitive physical moves
- thesaurus-enhanced search
- search environment
- subject knowledge
- thesaurus