Exploring search tactic patterns in searching digital libraries

Soohyung Joo, Iris Xie

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Abstract

This study explored users' application of search tactics within a single search session while using the U.S. Library of Congress Digital Collections. Thirty-eight sessions of exploratory tasks were analyzed focusing on tactic application patterns. We investigated the amount of time users spent on each type of search tactics and how tactic occurrence probability changed over time during the session. Preliminary results revealed that on average users spent the most time in evaluating individual items or search results. Query creation and exploration tactics were the two main strategies to start a search session, and evaluation tactics showed high occurrence probability throughout the session.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Outreach of Digital Libraries
Subtitle of host publicationA Globalized Resource Network - 14th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2012, Proceedings
Pages349-350
Number of pages2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event14th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2012 - Taipei, Taiwan, Province of China
Duration: Nov 12 2012Nov 15 2012

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume7634 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2012
Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
CityTaipei
Period11/12/1211/15/12

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Computer Science (all)

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