Information Retrieval in Domain-Specific Databases: An Analysis To Improve the User Interface of the Alcohol Studies Database.

Jantz, Ronald

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Publication Date: 2003

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Information Retrieval in Domain-Specific Databases: An Analysis To Improve the User Interface of the Alcohol Studies Database.

Jantz, Ronald

College & Research Libraries, v64 n3 p229-39 May 2003

Describes the methodology and results of the log analysis for the Alcohol Studies Database (ASDB), a domain-specific database supported by the Center of Alcohol Studies at Rutgers University Libraries. The objectives were to better understand user search behavior, to analyze failure rates, and to develop approaches for improving the user interface. (Author/AEF)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Behavior Patterns, Computer Interfaces, Data Analysis, Database Design, Databases, Higher Education, Information Seeking, Online Searching, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Search Strategies, Users (Information)

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Language: English

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