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Peer reviewedSpink, Amanda; Goodrum, Abby; Robins, David – Information Processing & Management, 1998
Elicitations study during 40 mediated information retrieval (IR) interactions identified 1557 search intermediary elicitations within 15 purpose categories (requests for information on search terms and strategies, database selection, search procedures, system's outputs and relevance of retrieved items, and users' knowledge and previous…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer System Design, Databases, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedSpink, Amanda; Goodrum, Abby – Information Processing & Management, 1996
Reports findings from an exploratory study investigating working notes created during encoding and external storage (EES) processes by human search intermediaries (librarians at the University of North Texas) using a Boolean information retrieval (IR) system. Implications for the design of IR interfaces and further research is discussed.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Higher Education
