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Wilkens, Todd; Hughes, Anthony; Wildemuth, Barbara M.; Marchionini, Gary – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2003
Outlines the basic principles and research supporting the concept of narrative intelligence and its applicability to the ways in which people make sense of digital video. Explores relevant theory and research in sense-making, surrogates, narrative, and narrative intelligence and presents preliminary results of two research studies. Results have…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Indexing, Information Technology, Use Studies
Tse, Tony; Vegh, Sandor; Shneiderman, Ben; Marchionini, Gary – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1999
The purpose of this exploratory study was to develop research methods to compare the effectiveness of two video browsing interface designs, or surrogates--one static (storyboard) and one dynamic (slide show)--on two distinct information seeking tasks (gist determination and object recognition). (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Database Design, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedMarchionini, Gary; Mu, Xiangming – Information Processing & Management, 2003
Describes a series of user studies used to advance understanding of how people use electronic tables (E-tables) and inform the development of a Web-based statistical table browser for use by non-specialists. Results of needs assessment, prototype development, and user studies provide a foundation for understanding E-tables in general and guiding…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Needs Assessment, Statistical Data
Peer reviewedMarchionini, Gary – Machine-Mediated Learning, 1989
Discussion of the process involved in information seeking focuses on studies of high school students that were conducted to determine how mental models for a print encyclopedia are adapted to a full-text electronic encyclopedia. Three case studies are analyzed, and recommendations for designers of electronic encyclopedias and instructional…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Case Studies, Computer System Design, Encyclopedias
Hert, Carol A.; Marchionini, Gary – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1998
Presents results from a study of three federal government statistical Web sites. Objectives were to determine who uses these services, types of tasks brought to the sites, strategies used for finding statistical information, and to make recommendations for design improvements. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Computer System Design, Government Publications, Information Seeking
