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Understanding Preferences for Search System Interfaces and the Role of Emotive Forces: A Research Challenge.

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Bell, Steven J. – College & Research Libraries, 1999

Describes a study of graduate students that examined how Web interfaces impact the quality or outcome of online searches, as well as the information seeking behavior of the searcher. Examines how two search interfaces work to noticeably increase or decrease the impact of the emotive aspects of search behavior. (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Affective Behavior, Computer Interfaces, Graduate Students

Hypermedia Interface Design: The Effects of Number of Links and Granularity of Nodes.

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Zhu, Erping – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 1999

This study examined the effects of the number of links and the granularity of nodes on undergraduate and graduate students' information searching, learning performance, and attitude toward hypermedia systems. Discusses the relationship between the number of links and cognitive overhead an/or disorientation as well as implications for Web-based…

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design