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Title: Task-based navigation of a taxonomy interface to a digital repository
Authors: Khoo, Christopher S. G.
Wang, Zhonghong
Chaudhry, Abdus Sattar
Keywords: DRNTU::Library and information science::Libraries::Information organization
Issue Date: 2012
Source: Khoo, C. S. G., Wang, Z., & Chaudhry, A. S. (2012). Task-based navigation of a taxonomy interface to a digital repository. Information research, 17(4).
Series/Report no.: Information research
Abstract: Introduction. This is a study of hierarchical navigation; how users browse a taxonomy-based interface to an organizational repository to locate information resources. The study is part of a project to develop a taxonomy for an library and information science department to organize resources and support user browsing in a digital repository. Method. The data collection was carried out using task-based navigation exercises with twenty-two participants. A cognitive framework of hierarchical navigation is proposed, involving the cognitive process of matching context, topic and/or resource type concepts to taxonomy categories. Analysis. The analysis was mainly qualitative, supplemented with simple statistics and measures of prevision and recall, and error analysis. Results. Though users often use the topic concept in making navigation choices, they sometimes make use of context and resource-type concepts. Users infer a variety of relationships between a task concept and a taxonomy category, including the application area, associated tool, associated process/procedure/technique, associated institution and academic discipline. Conclusions. Users prefer to use common or generic associations in selecting categories to browse, rather than formal disciplinary relations. Some users prefer to search by people groups, contexts and institutions, rather than by subject categories. Users have difficulty distinguishing between various kinds of document and resource types.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100593
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24120
URL: http://www.informationr.net/ir/17-4/paper547.html#.VEi__CKUfzh
Schools: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information 
Rights: © 2012 The Authors(Information Research). This paper was published in Information Research and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of The Authors(Information Research). The paper can be found at the following official URL: [http://www.informationr.net/ir/17-4/paper547.html#.VEi__CKUfzh]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
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