Search Fatigue: Finding a Cure for the Database Blues

Beall, Jeffrey (2007) Search Fatigue: Finding a Cure for the Database Blues. American Libraries 38(3):pp. 46-50.

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Abstract

Describes the concept of search fatigue, which is a feeling of frustration and dissatisfaction users get when they try unsuccessfully to retrieve information from a database.

Keywords:	search fatigue ; database searching ; information retrieval ; full-text searching
Subjects:	B. Information use and sociology of information. > BI. User interfaces, usability. L. Information technology and library technology. > LS. Search engines. I. Information treatment for information services > IA. Cataloging, bibliographic control.
ID Code:	10698
Deposited By:	Beall, Jeffrey
Deposited On:	01 July 2007
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