Strategies and Assessments Online: Novices' Experience.

Tenopir, Carol; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ441768

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Publication Date: 1991

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Strategies and Assessments Online: Novices' Experience.

Tenopir, Carol; And Others

Library and Information Science Research, v13 n3 p237-66 Jul-Sep 1991

Describes analyses of 3 searches conducted in an academic library by 11 novice users of full-text databases. The study examined affective search behavior, search strategies, and searcher assessments of retrieved material. Results of interviews, transaction log analysis, and audiotape recordings of search sessions are discussed, and further research is suggested. (24 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Audiotape Recordings, College Libraries, Full Text Databases, Higher Education, Interviews, Library Research, Online Searching, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Research Needs, Search Strategies, Use Studies, Users (Information)

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Language: English

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