Web information search strategies - a model for classifying Web interaction?

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Web information search strategies - a model for
classifying Web interaction?

• Nils Pharo
• Oslo College, Faculty of Journalism, Library and
  Information Science
• Pilestredet 52, N-0167 Oslo, Norway
• E-mail Nils.Pharo_at_jbi.hioslo.no

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Patterns in information behaviour

• previous work has identified patterns in users
  search behaviour
• World Wide Web is a complex information system
• ISS - information seeking strategies (Belkin et
  al.) ? Web ISS (WISS)

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Research objectives

• focus on the user (client) side of the
  interaction
• cross-site use
• identify how web is used for professional purposes

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Data

• 9 web sessions by LIS students
• pre- and post-session interviews
• video and audio recording of users
• loud talking
• search session consisting of search tasks

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Model for classification of WISS

• Web Information Search Strategies
• 3 identifiable, and describable dimensions
• method goal resource

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Method of interaction

• scanning
• searching
• linking

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Goal of interaction

• selecting
• finding (learning)
• (illustrating)

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Resource for interaction

• document
• surrogate

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Model
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An example

• User searching for information on Index
  translationum
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