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Analysis of multiple query reformulations on the web: the interactive information retrieval context

by: Soo Y. Rieh, Hong Xie
Inf. Process. Manage., Vol. 42, No. 3. (May 2006), pp. 751-768.

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Characterization study. Analyses 300+ sessions taking only sessions with >= 6 queries and no pornographic terms.

Classifies reformulation as: content modification (changing keywords), format modification (change spelling, rephrasing, using operator, quotes), and resource modification (search for a different content type as image/audio/video/etc.)

These can be further subdivided into:

- Content modification: specification, generalization, replacement with synonym, parallel movement - Format modification: term variations, operator usage, error correction - Resource modification: content type, domain suffix.

Also found that: "... many users do not engage in just one search topic, occasionally conducting multiple searches simultaneously".

2008-06-10 10:39:57
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