Patterns and transitions of query reformulation during web searching

International Journal of Web Information Systems

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 328-340

  Jansen, Bernard J ^a   Zhang, Mimi ^a   Spink, Amanda ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Information searches; Internet; Pattern recognition equipment

Indexed keywords

DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; INFORMATION SEARCH; PATTERN RECOGNITION EQUIPMENT; QUERY MODIFICATION; QUERY REFORMULATION; TRANSITION PATTERNS; WEB-SEARCHING;

INTERNET; SEARCH ENGINES;

WEB SERVICES;

EID: 62549086291     PISSN: 17440084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17440080710848116     Document Type: Conference Paper

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