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Peer reviewedFidel, Raya; Soergel, Dagobert – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1983
Presents conceptual framework for organization of factors (independent variables) affecting online bibliographic retrieval. Roles that variables play in research studies are described and examples considering various elements--setting, user, request, database, search system, searcher, search process, search outcome--are provided. Twenty-one…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Online Systems, Performance Factors
Peer reviewedFidel, Raya – Library and Information Science Research, An International Journal, 1984
Describes use of case study method to systematically develop model of online searching behavior in which study design is flexible, data gathering and analyses are determined by subject matter, and specific procedures are decided upon while study progresses. Problems and measures taken to reduce their effect are discussed. (Eleven references are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Information Retrieval
