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Peer reviewedCooper, William S. – Information Processing and Management, 1976
The traditional concern with relevance or nonrelevance of unexamined documents is misplaced, and traditional measures of effectiveness should be replaced by estimates of direct utility of examined documents. (Author)
Descriptors: Documentation, Evaluation Methods, Information Retrieval, Information Systems
Peer reviewedHardy, Andrew P. – Information Processing and Management, 1982
Discusses two models of selecting information sources--Cost/Benefit (information seekers select sources on basis of expected benefits and costs), and Least-Effort (seekers select sources on basis of minimizing effort or cost). Results of a study proposing that users place different weights on costs and benefits are presented. (EJS)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Factor Analysis, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking
