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Information Seeking in Electronic
Environments Marchionini, G. (1995). Information Seeking in Electronic
Environments. Cambridge Press.Kathleen Padova February 2015
Gary Marchionini Dean, School of Information and Library Science, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Taught courses in human-information interaction, interface design and testing, and digital libraries
Published over 200 articles, book chapter, technical reports
Served on many conference committees and as chairs
Served as editor/editor-in-chief on multiple journals/publications
interfaces that support information seeking and information retrieval
usability of personal health records
multimedia browsing strategies
digital libraries
information architecture
personal identity in cyberspace
evaluation of interactive media, especially for learning and teaching
Information
Organization
System
ReferenceSystem
Information RetrievalInformation Seeking
Databases
Indices
Algorithms
Problem Identification/Clarification
Precision
Recall
Relevance
Learning
Information Seeking
Information Retrieval
BrowsingStrategy
(informal)Analytical Strategy (formal)
Information Seekers & Seeking Behavior
Problem identification/definition
Goals, tasks
Mental models
Domain expertise
Known sources
Search expertise
Known search techniques
Expectations
Situational context
Information Seeking Strategies
Analytic Formal, planned
Goal driven
Indexes, organizational systems
Discrete
Complex queries
“Building blocks”, faceted searching
“Pearl growing”
Browsing Informal, casual
Opportunistic
Clarification
Terminology
Interactive
Related items
Discovery
Scanning, observing, navigating, monitoring
Less cognitive load
Directed/Undirected
20 years later...
What has changed HCI Research
Interfaces, interactivity
Volume of information
Connectedness of information
Online search savviness
Expectations
Tactics
Still valid Information Seeking Behavior
Models
Information Seeking Strategies
Problem Identification/Query Development
Tactics
