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The Effect of Individual Differences on Searching the Web.

Ihadjadene, Madjid; Chaudiron, Stephanne,; Martins, Daniel – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2003

Reports results from a project that investigated the influence of two types of expertise--knowledge of the search domain and experience of the Web search engines--on students' use of a Web search engine. Results showed participants with good knowledge in the domain and participants with high experience of the Web had the best performances. (AEF)

Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Information Processing, Information Retrieval, Knowledge Level

Perceptions and Effects of a System's Usability by Experience Level.

Alexander, Mike; Chen, Hsin-liang – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2003

Compares users' self-reported and observed usability problems within a Web-based information system. Participants were asked to complete a specific list of tasks within the system, after which they answered several questions regarding the system's usability. While, advanced users generally completed the tasks in less time than novices, the number…

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Literacy, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking