A Study of Decision Trees for Search Terms Selections and Mental Models: A Case Study in National Taiwan University

A Study of Decision Trees for Search Terms Selections and Mental Models: A Case Study in National Taiwan University

This article analyzes the information retrieval of college and graduate students in National Taiwan University when they were using PsycLIT CD-ROM database. 31 students conducted pre-assigned searches, doing 59 searches, and generating 609 search terms. This study investigates selection of search te...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mu-hsuan Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Taiwan University 2002-12-01
Series:Journal of Library and Information Studies
Subjects:
information retrieval
term selections
search terms
search concepts
mental models
decision trees
Online Access:https://jlis.lis.ntu.edu.tw/files/journal/j17-1.pdf
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Summary:This article analyzes the information retrieval of college and graduate students in National Taiwan University when they were using PsycLIT CD-ROM database. 31 students conducted pre-assigned searches, doing 59 searches, and generating 609 search terms. This study investigates selection of search terms, search results, and decision trees for search terms selections. It also attempts to establish the relationship between different mental models and the above factors. (Article content in Chinese with English abstract)
ISSN:1606-7509
1606-7509

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