DocumentCode
1827323
Title
User perceptions of a federated search system
Author
Hsieh-Yee, Ingrid ; Tang, Rong ; Zhang, Shanyun
Author_Institution
SLIS, Catholic Univ. of America, Washington, DC
fYear
2006
fDate
38869
Firstpage
338
Lastpage
338
Abstract
To examine how users make sense of a federated search system we collected data from professional and novice searchers, using a survey instrument that contained simulated searches. A main task of participants was to provide a narrative and a drawing of their understanding of how MetaLib works. The poster presents the methodology and findings, identifies design issues related to federated search systems, and discusses strategies for increasing information literacy in federated search
Keywords
digital libraries; information retrieval; federated search system; information literacy; user perception; Computer science education; Databases; Educational programs; Information retrieval; Information science; Instruments; Metasearch; Probes; Recruitment; Software libraries; federated search; information literacy; information science education; library; metasearch; search engines; search simulation; user models; user studies;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Digital Libraries, 2006. JCDL '06. Proceedings of the 6th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on
Conference_Location
Chapel Hill, NC
Print_ISBN
1-59593-354-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1145/1141753.1141834
Filename
4119154
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