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Research on Web Search Behavior.
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Hsieh-Yee, Ingrid – Library & Information Science Research, 2001
Reviews studies, conducted between 1995 and 2000, on Web search behavior, of children and adults. Most studies on children describe their interaction with the Web; research on adults focused on describing search patterns, effects of selected factors on search behavior, and the use of multiple data-gathering methods. Many studies lack external…
Descriptors: Children, Data Collection, Interaction, Literature Reviews
Children's Search Processes in Using World Wide Web Search Engines: An Exploratory Study.
Bilal, Dania – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1998
Reports the results of part one of a multi-faceted research project investigating children's information-seeking behavior in using World Wide Web search engines, with reference to Yahooligans. Examines search processes, patterns of exploration of returned results, success in finding/retrieving relevant information, persistence in finding…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Children, Cognitive Processes, Information Retrieval
Children's Search Engines from an Information Search Process Perspective.
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Broch, Elana – School Library Media Research, 2000
Describes cognitive and affective characteristics of children and teenagers that may affect their Web searching behavior. Reviews literature on children's searching in online public access catalogs (OPACs) and using digital libraries. Profiles two Web search engines. Discusses some of the difficulties children have searching the Web, in the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Cognitive Processes, Information Retrieval
Start Your Engines: Surfing with Search Engines for Kids.
Byerly, Greg; Brodie, Carolyn S. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1999
Suggests that to be an effective educator and user of the Web it is essential to know the basics about search engines. Presents tips for using search engines. Describes several search engines for children and young adults, as well as some general filtered search engines for children. (AEF)
Descriptors: Children, Computer Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Retrieval
Criteria for Comparing Children's Web Search Tools.
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Kuntz, Jerry – Library Computing, 1999
Presents criteria for evaluating and comparing Web search tools designed for children. Highlights include database size; accountability; categorization; search access methods; help files; spell check; URL searching; links to alternative search services; advertising; privacy policy; and layout and design. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accountability, Advertising, Children
Oklahoma Library Technology Network (OLTN) Electronic Resources for Elementary Age Children.
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Fox, Carol, Comp. – 1999
This document describes Oklahoma Library Technology Network electronic resources for elementary age children. The first section provides a history of Oklahoma statewide shared databases. Oklahoma statewide information database contacts are listed in the second section. The third section presents information on InfoTrac Kid's Edition Online…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Children, Elementary Education
Factors Influencing Children's and Adults' Information Seeking on the Web: Results of Two Studies.
Bilal, Dania; Kirby, Joe – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2001
Investigates the success and information-seeking behavior of seventh-grade children and graduate students in using the Yahooligans! Web search engine/directory to find the correct answer for a fact-based search task. Analyzes and compares the overall patterns of children's and graduate students' Web traversal behaviors, including searching,…
Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Grade 7, Graduate Students