Understanding patrons' micro-level information seeking (MLIS) in information retrieval situations

Information Processing and Management

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 929-947

  Wu, Mei Mei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dynamic user modeling; Elicitation behavior; Information retrieval; Micro level information need; Micro level information seeking; Question asking; Question negotiation

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC USER MODELING; ELICITATION; MICRO-LEVEL INFORMATION NEED; MICRO-LEVEL INFORMATION SEEKING; QUESTION-ASKING; QUESTION-NEGOTIATION;

CONTEXT FREE LANGUAGES; FEEDBACK; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUERY LANGUAGES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 11144226411     PISSN: 03064573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ipm.2004.08.007     Document Type: Article

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