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Nils Pharo Oslo College, Faculty of Journalism, Library and Information Science Pilestredet 52, N-0167 Oslo, Norway E-mail: Nils.Pharo@jbi.hioslo.no. Web information search strategies - a model for classifying Web interaction ?. Patterns in information behaviour.
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Nils Pharo Oslo College, Faculty of Journalism, Library and Information Science Pilestredet 52, N-0167 Oslo, Norway E-mail: Nils.Pharo@jbi.hioslo.no Web information search strategies - a model for classifying Web interaction? Nils Pharo - Web information search strategies - CoLIS3
Patterns in information behaviour • previous work has identified patterns in users’ search behaviour • World Wide Web is a complex information system • ISS - information seeking strategies (Belkin et al.) Web ISS (WISS) Nils Pharo - Web information search strategies - CoLIS3
Research objectives • focus on the user (client) side of the interaction • cross-site use • identify how web is used for professional purposes Nils Pharo - Web information search strategies - CoLIS3
Data • 9 web sessions by LIS students • pre- and post-session interviews • video and audio recording of users • loud talking • search session consisting of search tasks Nils Pharo - Web information search strategies - CoLIS3
Model for classification of WISS • Web Information Search Strategies • 3 identifiable, and describable dimensions: • method; goal; resource Nils Pharo - Web information search strategies - CoLIS3
Method of interaction • scanning • searching • linking Nils Pharo - Web information search strategies - CoLIS3
Goal of interaction • selecting • finding (learning) • (illustrating) Nils Pharo - Web information search strategies - CoLIS3
Resource for interaction • document • surrogate Nils Pharo - Web information search strategies - CoLIS3
Model Nils Pharo - Web information search strategies - CoLIS3
An example User searching for information on “Index translationum” 4-4-12-8-12-1-9-1-9-9-11-11 Nils Pharo - Web information search strategies - CoLIS3