Task-based information searching.

P Vakkari - Annual Review of Information Science and Technology …, 2003 - ERIC
Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 2003ERIC
Reviews studies on the relationship between task performance and information searching
by end-users, focusing on information searching in electronic environments and information
retrieval systems. Topics include task analysis; task characteristics; search goals; modeling
information searching; modeling search goals; information seeking behavior; Kuhlthau's
information search process model; and a cognitive theory of information retrieval.(Contains
157 references.)(LRW)
Reviews studies on the relationship between task performance and information searching by end-users, focusing on information searching in electronic environments and information retrieval systems. Topics include task analysis; task characteristics; search goals; modeling information searching; modeling search goals; information seeking behavior; Kuhlthau's information search process model; and a cognitive theory of information retrieval. (Contains 157 references.) (LRW)
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