An analysis of information seeking behaviours in index use, or opening Pandora's Box Export

@inbook{RefWorks:239, abstract = {Paper presented at the Fifteenth National Online Meeting, New York, 10-12 May 94. Gives an overview of a research project which had aimed to: empirically investigate book-index usage behaviours and the extent to which specific print index features affect a user's search for information; and to examine these same features in an electronic environment. Aims to determine the optimum specifications for indexes in electronic texts by gathering evidence from a controlled user study. Presents a subset of results from index use in both print and electronic formats. Suggests a preliminary model representing suers' behaviours when using an index and suggests implications for system design. Original abstract-amended.}, address = {Learned Information}, author = {Jorgensen, C. and Liddy, E. D.}, citeulike-article-id = {239679}, editor = {Wliams, Martha E.}, keywords = {back-of-the-book\_index, indexes, indexing, information\_behavior, information\_searching}, pages = {233--241}, posted-at = {2005-06-29 05:19:38}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Inc., New York, 10-12 May 1994. Medford, New Jersey, Learned Information, Inc}, series = {Proceedings of the Fifteenth National Online Meeting 1994}, title = {An analysis of information seeking behaviours in index use, or opening Pandora's Box}, year = {1994} }

TY - CHAP ID - RefWorks:239 L3 - citeulike-article-id:239679 N2 - Paper presented at the Fifteenth National Online Meeting, New York, 10-12 May 94. Gives an overview of a research project which had aimed to: empirically investigate book-index usage behaviours and the extent to which specific print index features affect a user's search for information; and to examine these same features in an electronic environment. Aims to determine the optimum specifications for indexes in electronic texts by gathering evidence from a controlled user study. Presents a subset of results from index use in both print and electronic formats. Suggests a preliminary model representing suers' behaviours when using an index and suggests implications for system design. Original abstract-amended. SE - Proceedings of the Fifteenth National Online Meeting 1994 AD - Learned Information EP - 241 TI - An analysis of information seeking behaviours in index use, or opening Pandora's Box PB - Inc., New York, 10-12 May 1994. Medford, New Jersey, Learned Information, Inc SP - 233 KW - back-of-the-book_index KW - indexes KW - indexing KW - information_behavior KW - information_searching AU - Jorgensen, C AU - Liddy, ED A2 - Wliams, Martha PY - 1994/// ER -