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Affective Response and Retrieval Performance: Analysis of Contributing Factors.
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Dimitroff, Alexandra; And Others – Library & Information Science Research, 1996
Describes a study that investigated the affective responses of 83 subjects at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to 2 versions of a hypertext-based bibliographic retrieval system. The utility of using factor analysis to explore subjects' search experiences is explained, and the effects of different types of linkages are compared. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Bibliographic Records, Factor Analysis, Higher Education
Strategies and Assessments Online: Novices' Experience.
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Tenopir, Carol; And Others – Library and Information Science Research, 1991
Describes analyses of 3 searches conducted in an academic library by 11 novice users of full-text databases. The study examined affective search behavior, search strategies, and searcher assessments of retrieved material. Results of interviews, transaction log analysis, and audiotape recordings of search sessions are discussed, and further…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Audiotape Recordings, College Libraries, Full Text Databases
Searcher Response in a Hypertext-Based Bibliographic Information Retrieval System.
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Dimitroff, Alexandra; Wolfram, Dietmar – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1995
Describes a study of graduate students that examined search behavior and affective response to a hypertext-based bibliographic information retrieval system called HyperLynx for searchers with different search skills and backgrounds. Previous experience with hypertext or Boolean searching is examined, and search times are discussed. (21 references)…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Analysis of Variance, Bibliographic Records, Graduate Students