Open AccessTrained vs. untrained searchers' interaction with search features in digital libraries: A case study
Author(s) -
Li Yuelin,
Zhang Xiangmin,
Liu Jingjing,
Zhang Ying
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
proceedings of the american society for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1550-8390
pISSN - 0044-7870
DOI - 10.1002/meet.14504301299
Subject(s) - digital library , information retrieval , computer science , field (mathematics) , search engine , world wide web , mathematics , art , literature , poetry , pure mathematics
This case study explores how trained and untrained searchers interact with search features in a digital library. Thirty five trained and untrained searchers completed the experiment. The results indicate that the usage of the search modes is significantly associated with the participants' search training background. The study also suggests that the untrained participants prefer to accept the system's default search field and search results display format. The suggestions for improving the interaction design in IEEE Xplore digital library are proposed and future studies are addressed.