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Ozmutlu, Seda; Ozmutlu, H. C.; Spink, Amanda – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2003
Findings from a study of users' multitasking searches on Web search engines include: multitasking searches are a noticeable user behavior; multitasking search sessions are longer than regular search sessions in terms of queries per session and duration; both Excite and AlltheWeb.com users search for about three topics per multitasking session and…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Design Preferences, Information Retrieval, Online Searching
Bilal, Dania – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2003
Using a participatory approach, 11 middle school children created paper prototypes for Web search engines. The prototypes were analyzed in relation to content-related spaces, specific spaces, general spaces, instruction spaces, and other spaces. Children's comments about the purposes of the interfaces were analyzed in terms of functionality and…
Descriptors: Children, Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Design Preferences
