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All Users of Information Retrieval Systems Are Not Created Equal: An Exploration into Individual Differences.
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Borgman, Christine L. – Information Processing and Management, 1989
Describes a study that identified both technical aptitudes and personality characteristics that are related to academic orientation variables previously found to predict information retrieval performance. It is argued that individual characteristics should be described so that they can be accommodated through design and training. (74 references)…
Descriptors: Correlation, Individual Characteristics, Individual Differences, Information Retrieval