Improving the relevance of web menus using search logs: A BBCi case study

Aslib Proceedings: New Information Perspectives

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 118-128

  Huntington, Paul ^a   Nicholas, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Information searches; Internet marketing; Search output; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SERVICES; ONLINE SEARCHING; QUERY LANGUAGES; WORD PROCESSING;

DIABETES; HEALTH SITES; INFORMATION SEARCHES; SEARCH LOGS;

WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 33749351175     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00012530610648716     Document Type: Article

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