Information Seeking on the Web: Effects of User and Task Variables.

Kim, Kyung-Sun

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ERIC Number: EJ649223

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Publication Date: 2001

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Information Seeking on the Web: Effects of User and Task Variables.

Kim, Kyung-Sun

Library & Information Science Research, v23 n3 p233-55 2001

This study of undergraduates investigates how cognitive style, online database experience, and task type influence users' search behavior on the Web. Considers time spent, the number of nodes visited, search performance, navigational style, and ways to improve Web interfaces and Web user training programs. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Interfaces, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Navigation (Information Systems), Online Searching, Predictor Variables, Search Strategies, Time Management, Training Methods, Undergraduate Students, World Wide Web

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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