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McDonnell, Michael; Shiri, Ali – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce the notion of social search as a new concept, drawing upon the patterns of web search behaviour. It aims to: define social search; present a taxonomy of social search; and propose a user-centred social search method. Design/methodology/approach: A mixed method approach was adopted to investigate…
Descriptors: Internet, Social Networks, Search Engines, Search Strategies
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Shiri, Ali; Chase-Kruszewski, Sarah – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to report an investigation into the types of knowledge organisation systems (KOSs) utilised in North American digital library collections. Design/methodology/approach: The paper identifies, analyses and deep scans online North American hosted digital libraries. It reviews the literature related to the…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Indexing, Information Systems