User Preferences for Virtual Information Retrieval: A Qualitative Study

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作者：
MacLennan, Alan [1 ]
机构：
[1] Robert Gordon Univ, Aberdeen Business Sch, Dept Informat Management, Aberdeen AB9 1FR, Scotland
来源：
NEW TRENDS IN QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN LIBRARIES | 2012年
关键词：
Virtual worlds; information retrieval; grounded theory; user study; VRML;
D O I：
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中图分类号：
G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];
学科分类号：
1205 ; 120501 ;
摘要：
This paper presents results of a piece of research conducted in order to determine user preferences as to the nature of virtual worlds to be used as an environment for information retrieval. A study was carried out amongst postgraduate students and staff at Robert Gordon University, using a Grounded Theory methodology. Over one hundred interviews were carried out, in three cycles of interviewing, analysis, and integration with literature. The findings revealed that user preferences were determined less by structural features than by affective factors, such as familiarity, organisation, assistance, and quality of information and presentation.
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页码：279 / 285
页数：7
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