INLS 180 Day 13 Notes

February 19, 2002

 

 

  1. One-Minute Papers

Big Points

      There are many forms of browsing

      There is interplay between browsing and analytical/directed search

Questions

            How is browsing evaluated?

            How can browsing be taught?

            Is explore really a browsing strategy?

            If search engines required payment, would browsing become less used?

            How do intermediary systems inhibit browsing? [e.g., number of options in menus; control mechanisms]

            Implications of different browsing tactics for system design?

            Object internal and external definition?

            Can one learn and enjoy a subject without browsing, i.e., only directed searching?

 

Examples of supporting browsing

            Relation browser

            Open video

 

  1. The value of information
    1. What makes information valuable?   (e.g., usefulness/utility, timeliness, pleasure, culture/custom)
      1. info as thing?
      2. info as act?
      3. info as knowledge?
    2. How are these qualities measured?
    3. What makes a document valuable with respect to a query?

 

 

  1. Reading discussions for Thur:

Harter, S. P. (1992). Psychological relevance and information science.  (JASIST online) (Hetna Naik and Obi Mojuetan)
Schamber, L., Eisenberg, M. B., & Nilan, M. S. (1990). A re-examination of relevance: Toward a dynamic, situational definition. (Kristen Miner and Meichun Li)
Amento, B., Terveen, L., & Hill, W. (2000). Does ‘authority’ mean quality? Predicting expert quality ratings of web documents.  Proceedings of ACM SIGIR (Athens, July 24-28).  296-303. ( ACM Digital Library). (Ewa Krol)

 

4. One-minute paper

What was the big point you learned in class today?

What is the main, unanswered question you leave class with today?