A Study of User Performance and Attitudes with Information Retrieval Interfaces.

Meadow, Charles T.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ508662

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Publication Date: 1995

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A Study of User Performance and Attitudes with Information Retrieval Interfaces.

Meadow, Charles T.; And Others

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v46 n7 p490-505 Aug 1995

Reports on a study that compared the behavior of two types of users (search specialists and subject matter specialists with no search experience) with two types of online information retrieval interfaces, including DIALOG. Highlights include data recording via transaction logs, structured interviews, and focus group discussions; and hypothesis testing. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Attitudes, Focus Groups, Hypothesis Testing, Information Retrieval, Interviews, Online Searching, Online Systems, Performance Factors, Search Strategies, Tables (Data), Users (Information)

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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