Information Seeking in Electronic Environments Marchionini, G. (1995). Information Seeking in Electronic Environments. Cambridge Press. Kathleen Padova February 2015
Gary Marchionini Dean, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Taught courses in human-information interaction, interface design and testing, and digital libraries Published over 200 articles, book chapter, technical reports Served on many conference committees and as chairs Served as editor/editor-in-chief on multiple journals/publications interfaces that support information seeking and information retrieval usability of personal health records multimedia browsing strategies digital libraries information architecture personal identity in cyberspace evaluation of interactive media, especially for learning and teaching
Information Organization System Reference System
Information Retrieval Information Seeking Databases Indices Algorithms Problem Identification/ Clarification Precision Recall Relevance
Learning Information Seeking Information Retrieval Browsing Strategy (informal) Analytical Strategy (formal)
Information Seekers & Seeking Behavior Problem identification/definition Goals, tasks Mental models Domain expertise Known sources Search expertise Known search techniques Expectations Situational context
Information Seeking Strategies Analytic Formal, planned Goal driven Indexes, organizational systems Discrete Complex queries “Building blocks”, faceted searching “Pearl growing” Browsing Informal, casual Opportunistic Clarification Terminology Interactive Related items Discovery Scanning, observing, navigating, monitoring Less cognitive load Directed/Undirected
20 years later... What has changed HCI Research Interfaces, interactivity Volume of information Connectedness of information Online search savviness Expectations Tactics Still valid Information Seeking Behavior Models Information Seeking Strategies Problem Identification/Query Development Tactics