TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing effectiveness of query reformulations
T2 - Analysis of user-generated information retrieval diaries
AU - Joo, Soohyung
AU - Lee, Jee Yeon
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This ongoing project investigated effectiveness of query reformulations using user-generated information retrieval diaries. This study is one of a few studies that employed a diary method and assessed query reformulation effectiveness directly from users' ratings. In addition, the pilot analysis investigated the effect of multiple factors on search results improvement, including query reformulation types, user domain knowledge, and familiarity with the system. The pilot analysis results reveal that the parallel movement type of query reformulations was the most effective in obtaining improved search results, while users' domain knowledge and familiarity with the system would not be associated with query reformulation effectiveness. Copyright notice continues right here.
AB - This ongoing project investigated effectiveness of query reformulations using user-generated information retrieval diaries. This study is one of a few studies that employed a diary method and assessed query reformulation effectiveness directly from users' ratings. In addition, the pilot analysis investigated the effect of multiple factors on search results improvement, including query reformulation types, user domain knowledge, and familiarity with the system. The pilot analysis results reveal that the parallel movement type of query reformulations was the most effective in obtaining improved search results, while users' domain knowledge and familiarity with the system would not be associated with query reformulation effectiveness. Copyright notice continues right here.
KW - Information retrieval dairy
KW - Query reformulation
KW - Search result improvement
KW - Types of query reformulations
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U2 - 10.1002/meet.2011.14504801272
DO - 10.1002/meet.2011.14504801272
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84861420119
SN - 1550-8390
VL - 48
JO - Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting
JF - Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting
ER -