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Allison, DeeAnn; Childers Scott – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2002
Describes a study at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln that compared searches in two different keyword indexes with similar content where search results were dependent on search strategy quality, search engine execution, and content. Results showed search engine execution had an impact on the number of matches and that users ignored search help…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Higher Education