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A Database Selection Expert System Based on Reference Librarian's Database Selection Strategy: A Usability and Empirical Evaluation.
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Ma, Wei – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2002
Describes the development of a prototype Web-based database selection expert system at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign that is based on reference librarians' database selection strategy which allows users to simultaneously search all available databases to identify those most relevant to their search using free-text keywords or…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Expert Systems, Higher Education
Predicting the Relevance of a Library Catalog Search.
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Cooper, Michael D.; Chen, Hui-Min – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2001
Proposes an operational definition of relevance for a Web-based library catalog. Proposes measures that characterize user behavior while searching a Web-based library catalog. Develops a methodology to predict when a user's search will be perceived to be relevant by the user. Tests the methodology with over 900,000 user search sessions with the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking
Multitasking Information Seeking and Searching Processes.
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Spink, Amanda; Ozmutlu, H. Cenk; Ozmutlu, Seda – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2002
Presents findings from four studies of the prevalence of multitasking information seeking and searching by Web (via the Excite search engine), information retrieval system (mediated online database searching), and academic library users. Highlights include human information coordinating behavior (HICB); and implications for models of information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer System Design, Databases, Higher Education