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Nature of the Information Seeking Behaviour of Teachers Engaged in General Degree Colleges and Teachers' Training Colleges: A Critical Analysis
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Kundu, Dipak Kumar – Athens Journal of Education, 2015
The nature of the information seeking behaviour of the teachers engaged in General Degree Colleges and Teachers' Training Colleges affiliated to West Bengal State University, India, is critically analysed in the present study. The descriptive analysis is based on well structured, close-ended questionnaires which were distributed among 450…
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Teacher Behavior, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval
Information Seeking Behaviour of Mathematicians: Scientists and Students
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Sapa, Remigiusz; Krakowska, Monika; Janiak, Malgorzata – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2014
Introduction: The paper presents original research designed to explore and compare selected aspects of the information seeking behaviour of mathematicians (scientists and students) on the Internet. Method: The data were gathered through a questionnaire distributed at the end of 2011 and in January 2012. Twenty-nine professional mathematicians and…
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Scientists, Internet, Mass Media Use
Distance Students and Online Research: Promoting Information Literacy through Media Literacy
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Van de Vord, Rebecca – Internet and Higher Education, 2010
Today's college students, particularly distance students, are increasingly dependent on the Web for their research needs. At the same time they lack the critical thinking skills required to successfully evaluate the actual credibility of online information, a critical aspect of information literacy. Furthermore, rather than access the online…
Descriptors: Search Engines, Media Literacy, Information Literacy, Information Skills
Query Classification and Study of University Students' Search Trends
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Maabreh, Majdi A.; Al-Kabi, Mohammed N.; Alsmadi, Izzat M. – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2012
Purpose: This study is an attempt to develop an automatic identification method for Arabic web queries and divide them into several query types using data mining. In addition, it seeks to evaluate the impact of the academic environment on using the internet. Design/methodology/approach: The web log files were collected from one of the higher…
Descriptors: Semitic Languages, Web Sites, Search Engines, Classification
An Exploratory Study of School-Age Children's Use of a Heterogeneous Resource Site
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Holmes, Jason; Robins, David; Zhang, Yin; Salaba, Athena – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2008
In this study, students' use of a new educational Web portal was evaluated with particular emphasis on searching and browsing strategies. The effects and implications of a federated search system are also discussed. Fifty-four students, ranging from 5th to 12th grade, were given five tasks to complete using the SchoolRooms interface. The tasks…
Descriptors: Search Engines, Time on Task, Information Literacy, Internet
Creating an Index for Your Web Site to Make Info Easier to See
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Hedden, Heather – Computers in Libraries, 2006
In this article, the author explains how librarians can ensure that their Web site visitors find the information they need. The pros and cons of four options used to help people find information on a Web site are explored. These options are: (1) redesigning the site; (2) creating drop-down, second-level menus for second-level pages; (3) adding a…
Descriptors: Indexing, Web Sites, Users (Information), Internet