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Wolfram, Dietmar; Dimitroff, Alexandra – Information Processing & Management, 1998
Describes a study that compared a hypertext-based bibliographic retrieval system with a traditional Boolean-based system. Results, conducted with novice and experienced searchers, revealed that the Boolean system performed better for tasks with a large number of relevant items, and that searcher experience level did not play a significant role.…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Hypermedia