• DocumentCode
    1200236
  • Title

    Information Seeking Can Be Social

  • Author

    Chi, Ed H.

  • Author_Institution
    Palo Alto Research Center
  • Volume
    42
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    3/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    42
  • Lastpage
    46
  • Abstract
    For reasons ranging from obligation to curiosity, users have a strong inclination to seek information from others during the search process. Search systems using statistical analytics over traces left behind by others can help support the search experience.
  • Keywords
    information retrieval; information retrieval systems; social networking (online); information seeking; search process; search systems; statistical analytics; Databases; Discussion forums; Electronic mail; Feedback; Monitoring; Packaging; Programming profession; Search engines; Social network services; Software packages; Web 2.0; human-computer interaction; information-seeking support systems; social computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computer
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9162
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MC.2009.87
  • Filename
    4803887
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1200236