Toward a web search model: Integrating multitasking, cognitive coordination, and cognitive shifts

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1446-1472

  Du, Jia Tina ^a   Spink, Amanda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE STATE; COORDINATION MECHANISMS; DATA COLLECTION; DYNAMIC INTERACTION; GRADUATE STUDENTS; TASK SWITCHING; THINK-ALOUD PROTOCOL; WEB SEARCH LOGS; WEB SEARCHES;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; MULTITASKING; STUDENTS; USER INTERFACES;

WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 79960298550     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.21551     Document Type: Article

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