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ERIC Number: EJ476273
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0380-9218
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Analytical Searching vs. Browsing in Hypertext Information Retrieval Systems.
Qiu, Liwen
Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, v18 n4 p1-13 Dec 1993
Describes a study that was conducted at the School of Library and Information Science, University of Western Ontario, to examine search behavior of users in a hypertext information retrieval system. The effects of gender, search task, and search experience on two search options--analytical or browsing--are discussed. (Contains 15 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Hypermedia, Information Retrieval, Library Education, Literature Reviews, Microcomputers, Prior Learning, Search Strategies, Sex Differences, Users (Information)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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