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Shifts of Focus Among Dimensions of User Information Problems as Represented During Interactive Information Retrieval

Description: The goal of this study is to increase understanding of information problems as they are revealed in interactions among users and search intermediaries during information retrieval. Specifically, this study seeks to investigate: (a) how interaction between users and search intermediaries reveals aspects of user information problems; (b) to explore the concept of representation with respect to information problems in interactive information retrieval; and (c) how user and search intermediaries fo… more
Date: May 1998
Creator: Robins, David B. (David Bruce)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Group Decision-Making in Computer-Supported Cooperative Work Environments

Description: Computer-Support Cooperative Work (CSCW) reflects the change in emphasis from using computers to solve problems to using computers to facilitate human interactions. Most studies, however, have focused on the use of the technology rather than on the human-human interaction (HHI) in these environments due to: the varied perspectives of the investigators; and the lack of a consistent variables. Although numerous studies exist on a variety of products, only limited research has been conducted with … more
Date: August 1998
Creator: Ayala-Bush, Mary T. (Mary Theresa)
Partner: UNT Libraries
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