A Model of Consumer Search Behaviour (slideshow) by Tony Russell-Rose.
From the post:
Here are the slides from the talk I gave at EuroHCIR last week on A Model of Consumer Search Behaviour. This talk extends and validates the taxonomy of information search strategies (aka ‘search modes’) presented at last year’s event, but applies it in this instance to the domain of site search, i.e. consumer-oriented websites and search applications. We found that site search users presented significantly different information needs to those of enterprise search, implying some key differences in the information behaviours required to satisfy those needs.
Every so often I see “meta-analysis” used in medical research that combines the data from several clinical trials.
Are you aware of anyone who has performed a meta-analysis upon search behavior research?
Same question but with regard to computer interfaces more generally?