An Empirical Comparison of Visualization Tools To Assist Information Retrieval on the Web.

Heo, Misook; Hirtle, Stephen C.

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ERIC Number: EJ629860

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Publication Date: 2001

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An Empirical Comparison of Visualization Tools To Assist Information Retrieval on the Web.

Heo, Misook; Hirtle, Stephen C.

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, v52 n8 p666-75 Jun 2001

Discusses problems with navigation in hypertext systems, including cognitive overload, and describes a study that tested information visualization techniques to see which best represented the underlying structure of Web space. Considers the effects of visualization techniques on user performance on information searching tasks and the effects of different sizes of Web spaces. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Hypermedia, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Navigation (Information Systems), Problems, Search Strategies, Users (Information), Visualization, World Wide Web

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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