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Information Clues in Topical Web Searches: Is the Web Message Getting Through?
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Epp, Mary Ann – Canadian Journal of Educational Communication, 1997
Describes a study that was conducted to identify, describe, and analyze the document representations of Web sites revealed in the hit list of subject searches conducted by four search engines: AltaVista, infoseek Ultra, Lycos, and Open Text Index. Problems are discussed, and implications for Web page design are considered. (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Design Requirements, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Indexing and Access for Digital Libraries and the Internet: Human, Database, and Domain Factors.
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Bates, Marcia J. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1998
Discusses indexing and access to digital resources, especially on the Internet. Topics include subject searching versus indexing; multiple terms of access; folk classification; basic level terms; folk access; Bradford's Law; Zipfian distributions; vocabulary scalability; the Resnikoff-Dolby 30:1 Rule; domain-specific indexing; and implications for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Classification, Design Requirements, Electronic Libraries
Image Searching on the Excite Web Search Engine.
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Goodrum, Abby; Spink, Amanda – Information Processing & Management, 2001
Examines visual information needs as expressed in users' Web image queries on the Excite search engine. Discusses metadata; content-based image retrieval; user interaction with images; terms per query; term frequency; and implications for the development of models for visual information retrieval and for the design of Web search engines.…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Design Requirements, Information Needs, Information Retrieval
Online Search Interface Design.
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Vickery, Brian; Vickery, Alina – Journal of Documentation, 1993
Discusses the design of interfaces for online systems and suggests requirements that must be met to offer maximum aid to inexperienced users. Highlights include the online search process, user data, query processing, database descriptors, semantic links, multilingual processing, search strategies, and distributed systems. A 20-page bibliography…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Design Requirements, Man Machine Systems
Form and Function: The Impact of Query Term and Operator Usage on Web Search Results.
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Lucas, Wendy; Topi, Heikki – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2002
Describes a study of college students that investigated Web-based search engine queries and compared relevancy ratings with expert-formulated queries. Considers the number of subject terms used and the use of Boolean operators and discuses the need for designing search engine interfaces that provide greater support in term selection and operator…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Interfaces, Design Requirements
Testing a New Design for Subject Access to Online Catalogs.
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Drabenstott, Karen M.; Weller, Marjorie S. – 1995
Over the last decade, studies of online catalogs have revealed that they frequently discourage users. Subject queries often fail to produce retrievals or produce retrieval sets that are too large and unwieldy to be easily scanned. Research shows that users are seeking alternative approaches to those that manipulate the subject headings in catalog…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Data Analysis, Design Requirements, Indexing