Changes of search terms and tactics while writing a research proposal: A longitudinal case study

Information Processing and Management

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 445-463

  Vakkari, Pertti ^a   Pennanen, Mikko ^a   Serola, Sami ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Relevance; Search success; Search tactics; Search terms; Task based information searching

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGY COMPUTING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

SEARCH TACTICS;

ONLINE SEARCHING;

EID: 0037408716     PISSN: 03064573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4573(02)00031-6     Document Type: Article

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