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Methods for gathering and analyzing information seeking behavior in electronic resource discovery systems

Sub-domain:

Students

CTA Method(s):

Critical Decision Method

Application(s):

Other

Publication Year:

2010

Lead Author:

Hanna Stelmaszewska

Description:

Cognitive task analysis conducted to identify and understand what students and researchers do when searching for scholarly material using various electronic resource discovery systems as well as presents a visual representation of the process of information seeking developed during data analysis that allowed the patterns of activities to emerge and show the relationship between different actions. Researchers conducted interviews and observations with 34 students.

Full Reference:

Stelmaszewska, H., Wong, B. L. W., & Sanderson, P. M. (2010). Methods for gathering and analyzing information seeking behavior in electronic resource discovery systems. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 54(11), 807-811. https://doi.org/10.1177/154193121005401115.

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