A Goal-based Classification of Web Information Tasks
(2006) A Goal-based Classification of Web Information Tasks. In Grove, Andrew, Eds. Proceedings 69th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 43, Austin (US).
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Abstract
While researchers have been studying user activity on the Web since its inception, there remains a lack of understanding of the high level tasks in which users engage on the Web. We have recently conducted a field study in which participants were asked to annotate all web usage with a task description and categorization. Based on our analysis of participants’ recorded tasks during the field study, as well as previous research, we have developed a goal-based classification of information tasks which describes user activities on the Web.
| Keywords: | World Wide Web ; Internet ; user behavior ; user activity ; use patterns ; information seeking behavior |
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| Subjects: | B. Information use and sociology of information. > BI. User interfaces, usability. H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HQ. Web pages. H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HR. Portals. L. Information technology and library technology. > LC. Internet, including WWW. |
| ID Code: | 8395 |
| Deposited By: | Medeiros, Norm |
| Deposited On: | 08 January 2007 |
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