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Download full textJansen, Bernard J.; Spink, Amanda; Saracevic, Tefko – 1999
This paper reports on a transaction log analysis of 51,473 queries from 18,113 users of Excite, a major World Wide Web search engine. Approximately 2,500 of these queries were from the use of relevance feedback. Given the high level of research activity and historical success of relevance feedback in assisting users in locating relevant…
Descriptors: Feedback, Information Retrieval, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Search Strategies
Fowler, Richard H.; Karadayi, Tarkan; Chen, Zhixiang; Meng, Xiannong; Fowler, Wendy A. Lawrence – 2000
The Visual Analysis System (VAS) was developed to couple emerging successes in data mining with information visualization techniques in order to create a richly interactive environment for information retrieval from the World Wide Web. VAS's retrieval strategy operates by first using a conventional search engine to form a core set of retrieved…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Information Retrieval, Information Sources, Information Systems
Peer reviewedSu, Louise T. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2003
Reports on a project that proposes and tests a comprehensive and systematic model of user evaluation of Web search engines. This article describes the model, including a set of criteria and measures and a method for implementation. A literature review portrays settings for developing the model and places applications of the model in contemporary…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Information Retrieval, Information Systems
Greenberg, J.; Daniel, E.; Massey, J.; White, P. – 2000
The Plant Information Center (PIC) is a project funded under the Institute of Museum and Library Studies that aims to provide global access to both primary and secondary botanical resources via the World Wide Web. Central to the project is the development and employment of a series of applications that facilitate resource discovery, interactive…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Botany, Computer Uses in Education, Databases
Zhao, Zhengmai; Hu, Jian – 1996
This paper presents an information retrieval system for delivering educational visual materials through the World Wide Web. The system is designed to meet the following user requirements: lecturers prefer direct control over their visual resources; lecturers demand a browser-based interface that will allow them to create and modify their online…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Architectural Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces
