Understanding Information Retrieval Interactions Theoretical and Practical Implications

Subjects:

• Library & Information Science » Library & Information Science (General)
• Library & Information Science » Information Science

Reviews:

• [a] work that provides such a comprehensive reassessment of Information Retrieval (IR) theory, with particular regards to the user-oriented model. Hert has not provided this to provide context and explanation for her investigation; she has also most interestingly provided a chapter dealing exclusively with the pratical implications of this for systems designers....[H]ert's examination of a third paradigm is not only viable but extremely necessary.
  —Journal of the American Society for Information Studies
• For those interested in the theoretical aspects of contemporary user-oriented research into information retrieval, this book could prove to be informative.
  —New Library World
• For those with more experience this book would be a welcome extension to an information retrieval collection.
  —The Australian Library Journal

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgments
• Setting the Stage for a New Understanding of Information Retrieval Interactions
• What Do We Know About User Behavior on Information Retrieval Systems?
• The Empirical Study: Users' Interactions With an OPAC. Moving Information Retrieval Theory Forward
• Practical Implications for System Design and Intermediaries
• References
• Author Index
• Subject Index
• About the Author.