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Toward a Web Search Information Behavior Model

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Part of the book series: Information Science and Knowledge Management ((ISKM,volume 14))

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Information retrieval (IR) research in the context of the Web involves a number of complex processes. Some are user-related and include cognitive processes, motivational issues, information needs, technology attitude and adoption; and some are system related and include search engine algorithms and interface design. The field currently lacks a comprehensive model of Web interaction in the information behavior context. This chapter first explores a range of information behavior, and information seeking and retrieval model. Research relating to how users seek out and retrieve information in electronic environments will be examined and these models considered for applicability to the information environment of the Web. The exploration begins at the broadest level, examining information seeking models and then interactive IR models, followed by more recent integrated models. The paper then proposes macro model of Web-based information seeking and searching behavior. Further research areas are also discussed.

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  1. Edith Cowan University, Joondalup Campus, 100 Joondalup Drive, Joon-dalup, 6027, Australia

    S. A. Knight

  2. Faculty of Information Technology, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland, 4001, Australia

    A. Spink Ph.D.

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  1. Faculty of Information Technology Gardens Point Campus, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George St., Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia

    Amanda Spink

  2. Information Society Project, Yale Law School, 127 Wall Street, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA

    Michael Zimmer

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Knight, S.A., Spink, A. (2008). Toward a Web Search Information Behavior Model. 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_12

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