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Peer reviewedChoi, Youngok; Rasmussen, Edie M. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2003
Studied users' queries for visual information in American history to identify the image attributes important for retrieval and the characteristics of users' queries for digital images, based on queries from 38 faculty and graduate students. Results of pre- and post-test questionnaires and interviews suggest principle categories of search terms.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Information Retrieval, Interviews, North American History
Spink, Amanda; Saracevic, Tefko – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1992
This report, selected from the results of a larger study of online searching, focuses on the sources of search terms. Terms from users, professional intermediaries, thesauri, and relevance feedback are examined; and the relevance of retrieved items is discussed for each source of search terms as well as for combinations of sources. (12 references)…
Descriptors: Feedback, Interviews, Man Machine Systems, Online Searching
Peer reviewedFidel, Raya – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
These three articles discuss online search key selection based on observations of professional online searchers, interviews, and analyses of the verbal and search protocols involved. The selection routine is described, the use of controlled vocabulary versus free text searching is examined, and searching styles are discussed. (44 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Expert Systems, Full Text Databases, Interviews
Moore, Penelope A.; St. George, Alison – School Library Media Quarterly, 1991
Discussion of information skills and library skills instruction focuses on a study of the information retrieval process used by grade six children in New Zealand. Selection of keywords, use of the card catalog, and location of books using the Dewey Decimal system are investigated, and the role of cognitive skills is discussed. (17 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Card Catalogs, Dewey Decimal Classification, Foreign Countries, Grade 6
