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User Misconceptions of Information Retrieval Systems

Artificial Intelligence Lab, Department of MIS, University of Arizona / We report results of an investigation where thirty subjects were observed performing subject-based search in an online catalog system. The observations have revealed a range of misconceptions users have when performing subject-based search. We have developed a taxonomy that characterizes these misconceptions and a knowledge representation which explains these misconceptions. Directions for improving search performance are also suggested.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/105640
Date January 1990
CreatorsChen, Hsinchun, Dhar, Vasant
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeJournal Article (Paginated)

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