Browsing for Information on the Web and in the File System

Abstract

Browsing is one of the methods used for finding and refinding information on the web or in the file local system and there are opportunities to avoid this, particularly if that information is revisited frequently. We present empirical results from a field study contrasting patterns of browsing to local and web information and we qualify the cost that this navigation method incurs. In addition, we provide an improved method for defining revisit behavior and report on the level of revisits during our study. Our findings have implications for solution development that reduce user effort for finding and refinding information.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 23, 2007
Accession Number
ADA471204

Entities

People

  • Eleanor Wynn
  • Ethan Seifert
  • Jonathan Herlocker
  • Simone Stumpf

Organizations

  • Oregon State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Classification
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Cost Reductions
  • Costs
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Hierarchies
  • Information Operations
  • Instructions
  • Interdisciplinary Science
  • Internet
  • Navigation
  • Web Browsers

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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  • Economics
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Systems Analysis and Design