On the web at home: Information seeking and web searching in the home environment

Rieh, Soo Young (2004) On the web at home: Information seeking and web searching in the home environment. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 55(8):pp. 743-753.

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Abstract

This is a preprint of an article published in the Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 55, pp. 743-753. Abstract: The objective of this study was to characterize the home as an information use environment and to identify a range of information seeking and Web search behaviors at home. The data were analyzed on four levels: home environment, information seeking goals, information retrieval interaction, and search query. Findings indicated that the home, indeed, provided a distinct information use environment beyond physical setting alone in which the subjects used the Web for diverse purposes and interests.

EPrint Type:	Journal Article (Paginated)
Keywords:	Web searching behavior, information seeking at home, information use environment, information seeking in context
Subjects:	Information Seeking Behaviors
ID Code:	1168
Deposited On:	09 June 2006
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