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ISSN: 1468-4527
Online from: 1977
Subject Area: Library and Information Studies
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Searching multimedia federated content web collections
| Title: | Searching multimedia federated content web collections |
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| Author(s): | Amanda Spink, (Faculty of Information Technology, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia), Bernard J. Jansen, (College of Information Sciences and Technology, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA) |
| Citation: | Amanda Spink, Bernard J. Jansen, (2006) "Searching multimedia federated content web collections", Online Information Review, Vol. 30 Iss: 5, pp.485 - 495 |
| Keywords: | Content management, Multimedia, Search engines, Worldwide web |
| Article type: | Research paper |
| DOI: | 10.1108/14684520610706389 (Permanent URL) |
| Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
| Abstract: | Purpose – The purpose of this research is to show that federated content collections are important for providing access to multiple content repositories, including image, video, audio and Web sites. Design/methodology/approach – This paper presents findings from an analysis of differences in users' Web searching patterns as they access various federated content collections. A dataset of 4,056,374 records submitted to the Dogpile.com Web meta-search engine were analysed. An analysis was conducted of search session length, query length, number of results pages viewed, use of systems' assistance and the frequency of repeat queries. Findings – Overall, users entered two to three terms per query and examined only the first pages of results. However, findings include differences in users' access patterns to various content collections. Web, news and audio queries were longer sessions but shorter queries. More users seeking images and videos sought systems assistance. Originality/value – This is a large-scale original study using data from a commercial Web search engine. The paper provides a valuable comparison of different types of search – text v. audio, image, etc. |
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