Search Procedures in the Library--Analyzed from the Cognitive Point of View.

Ingwersen, Peter

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Publication Date: 1982-Sep

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Search Procedures in the Library--Analyzed from the Cognitive Point of View.

Ingwersen, Peter

Journal of Documentation, v38 n3 p165-91 Sep 1982

Reports experimental results of a study of the cognitive aspects of information retrieval which focused on user interaction with document organization, user-librarian negotiation, and the librarian's search procedure. Related studies, the cognitive viewpoint, and experimental design and analysis methods are discussed. Forty-two sources are listed. (EJS)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Epistemology, Foreign Countries, Information Needs, Information Retrieval, Librarians, Library Services, Public Libraries, Reference Services, Research Methodology, Search Strategies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Denmark

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