Until recently, most scholarly research on Web search engines have been technical studies originating from computer science and related disciplines. The preceding chapters reveal, however, the growing interest — and importance — of studying Web search from a variety of disciplinary approaches. Significant progress has been made to understand Web searching from within social, cultural, and philosophical perspectives, to utilize political, legal, and economic theories, and to place Web searching within information behavioral frameworks.
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Spink, A., Zimmer, M. (2008). Conclusions and Further Research. In: Spink, A., Zimmer, M. (eds) Web Search. Information Science and Knowledge Management, vol 14. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-75829-7_17
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