A field study characterizing Web‐based information‐seeking tasks
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Auteurs : Melanie Kellar [Canada] ; Carolyn Watters [Canada] ; Michael Shepherd [Canada]Source :
- Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology [ 1532-2882 ] ; 2007-05.
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- Alpha level, American society, Annual meeting, Aula, Better understanding, Bookmark, Browser, Browser functions, Browser functions urls, Browser interactions, Browser navigation mechanisms, Categorization, Choo, Common methods, Common task, Computer science, Dalhousie university, Data collection, Different task sessions, Different tasks, Focus group, Functionality, Future research, Future support, Future work, Google, Google toolbar, Hawkey, High degree, Highest number, History function, Human factors, Implicit measures, Informal search, Information gathering, Information gathering task sessions, Information gathering tasks, Information retrieval, Information science, Information systems, Information tasks, Informationseeking, Informationseeking tasks, Inkpen, International conference, Jansen, Kellar, Knowledge workers, Laboratory experiments, Laptop, Laptop users, Large body, Large number, Logging tools, Median, Methodology, Navigation, Navigation mechanisms, Next section, Online, Other task sessions, Pairwise, Pairwise comparisons, Participant, Participants interacted, Pilot study, Pitkow, Previous research, Previous studies, Qualitative task data, Query, Record task information, Researcher, Retrieval, Revisitation, Sample surveys, Search engine, Search engines, Search strategies, Sellen, Sigchi conference, Sigir, Sigir conference, Single task session, Small number, Task, Task categories, Task categorization, Task description, Task descriptions, Task diary, Task information, Task session, Task sessions, Task toolbar, Task type, Task types, Tauscher greenberg, Teevan, Toolbar, Transactions, University students, Url, User, User behavior, Watters.
Abstract
Previous studies have examined various aspects of user behavior on the Web, including general information‐seeking patterns, search engine use, and revisitation habits. Little research has been conducted to study how users navigate and interact with their Web browser across different information‐seeking tasks. We have conducted a field study of 21 participants, in which we logged detailed Web usage and asked participants to provide task categorizations of their Web usage based on the following categories: Fact Finding, Information Gathering, Browsing, and Transactions. We used implicit measures logged during each task session to provide usage measures such as dwell time, number of pages viewed, and the use of specific browser navigation mechanisms. We also report on differences in how participants interacted with their Web browser across the range of information‐seeking tasks. Within each type of task, we found several distinguishing characteristics. In particular, Information Gathering tasks were the most complex; participants spent more time completing this task, viewed more pages, and used the Web browser functions most heavily during this task. The results of this analysis have been used to provide implications for future support of information seeking on the Web as well as direction for future research in this area.
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