<scp>JASIST</scp> Special Issue Editorial: Re‐orienting search engine research in information science

Journal of the Association for Information Science and TechnologyEarly View EDITORIAL JASIST Special Issue Editorial: Re-orienting search engine research in information science Dirk Lewandowski, Corresponding Author Dirk Lewandowski [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-2674-9509 University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany Correspondence Dirk Lewandowski, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJutta Haider, Jutta Haider orcid.org/0000-0002-8293-8208 Swedish School of Library and Information Science, University of Borås, Borås, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorOlof Sundin, Olof Sundin Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences, Lund University, Lund, SwedenSearch for more papers by this author Dirk Lewandowski, Corresponding Author Dirk Lewandowski [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-2674-9509 University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, Germany Correspondence Dirk Lewandowski, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJutta Haider, Jutta Haider orcid.org/0000-0002-8293-8208 Swedish School of Library and Information Science, University of Borås, Borås, SwedenSearch for more papers by this authorOlof Sundin, Olof Sundin Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences, Lund University, Lund, SwedenSearch for more papers by this author First published: 27 October 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24845Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat REFERENCES Andersen, J. 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