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Berget, Gerd; Sandnes, Frode Eika – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2019
Introduction: It has been suggested that cognitive characteristics may affect search. This study investigated how decoding abilities, short-term memory capacity and rapid automatised naming skills relate to query formulation. Method: A total of twenty dyslexic participants and twenty non-dyslexic controls completed four standardised cognitive…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Short Term Memory, Naming, Search Strategies
Nahl-Jakobovits, Diane; Tenopir, Carol – Database, 1992
Discussion of the use of CD-ROM databases for end-user searching versus online database searching in academic libraries focuses on a comparison of two databases, "Psychological Abstracts" and "Sociological Abstracts," that were searched in both formats. Factors of response time, coverage, content, and cost were investigated for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Cost Effectiveness