New Directions in Cognitive Information Retrieval (The Information Retrieval Series)
Contributors: Amanda Spink (Editor); Charles Cole (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 22, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781402040139
Subjects: Human-computer interaction; Science; Computers - General Information; Science/Mathematics; Communication; Computer Science; Earth Sciences - Geography; Computers / Computer Science; Reference
Description: New Directions in Cognitive Information Retrieval presents an exciting new direction for research into cognitive oriented information retrieval (IR) research, a direction based on an analysis of the user’s problem situation and cognitive behavior when using the IR system. This contrasts with the current dominant IR research paradigm which concentrates on improving IR system matching performance. The chapters describe the leading edge concepts and models of cognitive IR that explore the nexus between human cognition, information and the social conditions that drive humans to seek information using IR systems. Chapter topics include: Polyrepresentation, cognitive overlap and the boomerang effect, Multitasking while conducting the search, Knowledge Diagram Visualizations of the topic space to facilitate user assimilation of information, Task, relevance, selection state, knowledge need and knowledge behavior, search training built into the search, children’s collaboration for school projects, and other cognitive perspectives on IR concepts and issues.