Discusses the traditional Cranfield model for information retrieval (IR) evaluation, problems
with the model, and extensions and alternatives to Cranfield; describes emerging themes in …

This paper presents the first part of the research on user–Web interaction: a
multidimensional model, methodology, and general findings. The objectives of this study are …

Library catalogs have represented stagnant technology for close to twenty years. Moving
toward a next-generation catalog, North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries …

Discussion in the research community and among the general public regarding content
indexing (especially subject indexing) and access to digital resources, especially on the …

Recommender systems evaluate and filter the great amount of information available on the
Web to assist people in their search processes. A fuzzy evaluation method of Standard …

Each design element or layer in an information system interacts with every other design
layer in a synergistic, neutral, or conflicting manner. This cascade of interactions culminates …

Architects wearing different hats simultaneously suffer from occupational stress due to
different construction characteristics. Decreased productivity, excessive absenteeism …

This paper compares user's opening queries and their search progression in two sets of
data: logs of end-user online searches and user-librarian reference interactions. The two …

Abstract Although search over World Wide Web pages has recently received much
academic and commercial attention, surprisingly little research has been done on how to …

Information retrieval systems, especially those accessed over the Internet, are ubiquitous in
our globalizing world. Many are wonderfully easy to use, and it is therefore easy to assume …