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Characteristics of Question Format Web Queries: An Exploratory Study.
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Spink, Amanda; Ozmutlu, H. Cenk – Information Processing & Management, 2002
Provides results from a study that examined queries in question format submitted to two Web search engines, Ask Jeeves and Excite. Identifies four types of user Web queries: keyword, Boolean, question, and request; discusses implications for Web search services; and suggests further research needs. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Keywords, Online Searching, Research Needs, Search Engines
What Do People Ask for on the Web and How Do They Ask It: ASK JEEVES Query Analysis.
Spink, Amanda; Ozmutlu, H. Cenk – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2001
Reports findings from a study examining the nature of queries submitted to Ask Jeeves-a publicly accessible question and answer search engine. Some 30,000 queries from a dataset of 800,000, or 3.75%, were analyzed. Results include: many queries not in question format; four types of user queries: keyword, Boolean, question, and request; and common…
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Online Searching, Online Systems, Search Engines
Multitasking Information Seeking and Searching Processes.
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Spink, Amanda; Ozmutlu, H. Cenk; Ozmutlu, Seda – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2002
Presents findings from four studies of the prevalence of multitasking information seeking and searching by Web (via the Excite search engine), information retrieval system (mediated online database searching), and academic library users. Highlights include human information coordinating behavior (HICB); and implications for models of information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer System Design, Databases, Higher Education