MLS 712

Information Search and Retrieval

(Web Information Seeking Exercise)

By

Mohamed Fadzli Mohd Fauzi

2011321567

Mohd Farid Bin Wan Mohd Zain

2011979151

Khairul Anuar Bin Zainudin

2012655634

How do we start our

searching ?

Time vs result

Date

Time

Question

Action & Reaction

Query

Revise query

We Ask Ourselves

Do u get the

Information that You want ?

Do You Consider

Yourself as Novice or Professional

Am I Referring

To The Right Resources

Do You Trust Your

Sources?

Information Retrieval Measurement

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Fadzli

Farid

khairul

Question

Time/Minute

Observation

LIMITED AQUAINTANCE

OF KNOWLEDGE

LONGER TIME FOR QUESTION

RELATED TO

CURRENCY AND CALCULATION

THREE OF US USE

AS PRIMARY SEARCH ENGINE

LACK OF SEARCHING TECHNIQUE

Question 8

If I visit Hong Kong, what, if any, buildings designed by I. M. Pei’s firm can I see there? DATE: 4 November 2012 TIME : 1.18 am – 1.47 ACTION &REACTION : Keyword – I. M. Pei’s firm in hong kongUsed google search engine About 281,000 results (0.27 seconds)QUERY : Click – I. M. Pei’s biography website – page not found Click - http://www.greatbuildings.com/architects/I._M._Pei.htmlREVISED QUERY :Architect for Bank of china in Hong Kong Tower Click - http://www.architectural-review.com/reviews/reputations/i-m-

RESULTS :Bank of china in Hong Kong Tower

Question 2

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What is the name of the specialty dish of the delicacies cosy room Bavarian restaurant in Hagerstown, MD, USA?

DATE: 4 November 2012 TIME : 1.32pm –ACTION &REACTION : Keyword – Bavarian restaurant in Hagerstown, MD, USA, specialty dishUsed google search engine QUERY : Search – Bavarian restaurant in Hagerstown, MD, USA About 10,800 results (0.29 seconds )Clicks - http://schmankerlstube.com/Definition of schmankerlstube - Schmankerl (delicacies) Stube (cozy room).Clicks - Glossary Allgaeuer Kaesespaetzle: spaetzle (egg noodles) with Swiss cheese and fried onions

REVISED QUERY :

RESULTS :Allgaeuer Kaesespaetzle: spaetzle (egg noodles) with Swiss cheese and fried onions

Ellis Model

Information Seeking

Berry Picking

Technique

Ellis Model & Information Searching Behaviour

Starting Chaining Browsing Differentiating Monitoring Extracting

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Question 2

Question 3

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Question 8

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Question 10

* Based on individual reports on seeking information

Ellis model

• Based on Ellis model we could see that less knowledge on subject matter would increased details searching on the subject

• Individual habits on searching the www based on chaining and browsing the information

• Question based on local information take less time and self directed

Berry Picking Model

Berrypicking

Model

Assumption that the user's information need is static and the information seeking process is one of successively refining a query

until all and only those documents relevant to the original information need have been retrieved

Berrypicking Technique

• We agree that after few attempts to find the answer . We used this technique to locate the information based on clues that we get.

• It might take some time but it will lead us to the information that we need

Differences Between Novice and Experienced Users in

Searching Information on The World Wide Web

Online users are confronted with rapidly increasing amounts of information as epitomized by the buzzword "information overload." While skills necessary for browsing individual websites seem to be available to users after only minimal training

Hurtienne and Wandtke, 1997

considerably more experience is required for query-based searching

Pollock and Hockley, 1997

Chen, Houston, Sewell, and Schatz, 1998

User must have experience with the system where the information is stored, including skills in navigating through the information system and knowledge of how the information is organized

WEB EXPERT

• We also found that web experts make use of advanced search options like Boolean operators, modifiers, phrase search etc., much more frequently than the average user

• Experts frequently complained about lacking relevant domain knowledge regarding individual search questions and were highly aware of this obstacle while being confident of their technical competence.

Conclusion

• Information Retrieval skills is important to find accurate information on the net

• To categorized novice user and expert user is based on how the information is retrieved and how reliable the information that has been retrieved.

• Enhancing general knowledge and also subject matter expertise is crucial in information retrieval skills and knowledge

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Q&A

SESSION

Question

Did the first set of questions experience makes

You become more confident to answer the second part of the question?

Yes, after answering the first set of question. It helps me to answer second question more confident and with improve technique of searching

Describe Your Experience in Searching Information

I would say that question given to us was very challenging and interesting. This is the first time I was given question that looks easy and confidently I felt that I can easily answer all the question. Surprisingly after seeking information for the first two question, I felt frustrated cannot finding the exact answer within the time that I have set. if the question within the range of my general knowledge, I can easily answer that less than 10 minutes. If the question not within my general knowledge or subject expert. It takes me longer time to understand the question and also finding the meaning of few terms and definition related to questions. After manage to find all the answer my frustration become a happy ending to me, It makes me wanted to find more information on the web. Thanks Dr. Fuziah for given us such a beautiful experience seeking on the web. This seeking experience will give me a clear view of the roles of reference desk and also librarian in this challenging virtual world.