Using a task-based approach in evaluating the usability of BoBIs in an e-book environment

N. Abdullah, F. Gibb

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Abstract

This paper reports on a usability evaluation of BoBIs (Back-of-the-book Indexes) as searching and browsing tools in an e-book environment. This study employed a task-based approach and within-subject design. The retrieval performance of a BoBI was compared with a ToC and Full-Text Search tool in terms of their respective effectiveness and efficiency for finding information in e-books. The results demonstrated that a BoBI was significantly more efficient (faster) and useful compared to a ToC or Full-Text Search tool for finding information in an e-book environment.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Information Retrieval
Subtitle of host publication30th European Conference on IR Research, ECIR 2008, Glasgow, UK, March 30-April 3, 2008. Proceedings
EditorsCraig MacDonald, I Ounis, V Plachouras, Ian Ruthven, R.W. White
Place of PublicationBerlin
PublisherSpringer-Verlag
Pages246-257
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)978-3-540-78645-0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
PublisherSpringer-Verlag
Volume4956
ISSN (Print)0302-9743

Keywords

  • E-book
  • task-based
  • BoBI
  • book index
  • usability evaluation
  • back of book index
  • electronic books

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