A Detailed Analysis of End-User Search Behaviors.

Wildemuth, Barbara M.; And Others

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

ERIC Number: EJ450397

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-0044-7870

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

A Detailed Analysis of End-User Search Behaviors.

Wildemuth, Barbara M.; And Others

Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, v28 p302-12 1991

Discussion of search strategy formulation focuses on a study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that analyzed how medical students developed and revised search strategies for microbiology database searches. Implications for future research on search behavior, for system interface design, and for end user training are suggested. (16 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Computer System Design, Databases, Higher Education, Man Machine Systems, Medical Education, Medical Students, Online Searching, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Research Needs, Search Strategies, Tables (Data), Use Studies, Users (Information)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A