The effects and interaction of spatial visualization and domain expertise on information seeking

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-209

  Downing, Ricard E ^a   Moore, Joi L ^b   Brown, Steven W ^a  

^a ROCKHURST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer searching; Experience level; Information seeking; Information systems; Internet; Problem solving; Spatial ability

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; DATA PRIVACY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; STUDENTS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; USER INTERFACES; WEBSITES;

COMPUTER SEARCHING; EXPERIENCE LEVEL; INFORMATION SEEKING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SPATIAL ABILITIES;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL;

EID: 10444284997     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2004.03.040     Document Type: Article

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