Web Search Engine Research
Published on 19. April 2012
Book
Hardback
322 pages
978-1-78052-636-2 (ISBN)
Description
"Web Search Engine Research", edited by Dirk Lewandowski, provides an understanding of Web search engines from the unique perspective of Library and Information Science. The book explores a range of topics including retrieval effectiveness, user satisfaction, the evaluation of search interfaces, the impact of search on society, reliability of search results, query log analysis, user guidance in the search process, and the influence of search engine optimization (SEO) on results quality. While research in computer science has mainly focused on technical aspects of search engines, LIS research is centred on users' behaviour when using search engines and how this interaction can be evaluated. LIS research provides a unique perspective in intermediating between the technical aspects, user aspects and their impact on their role in knowledge acquisition. This book is directly relevant to researchers and practitioners in library and information science, computer science, including Web researchers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Bingley
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Emerald Publishing Limited
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
672 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78052-636-2 (9781780526362)
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Content
List of Contributors.
Chapter 1 New Perspectives on Web Search Engine Research.
Chapter 2 The Many Ways of Searching the Web Together: A Comparison of Social Search Engines.
Chapter 3 Local Web Search Examined.
Chapter 4 The Computational Analysis of Web Search Statistics in the Intelligent Framework Supporting Decision Making.
Chapter 5 Evaluating Web Retrieval Effectiveness.
Chapter 6 Diversity-Aware Search: New Possibilities and Challenges for Web Search.
Chapter 7 Personalised Search Engine Evaluation: Methodologies and Metrics.
Chapter 8 Search Engines and Rank Correlation.
Chapter 9 Beyond Search: A Technology Probe Investigation.
Chapter 10 How Search Engine Users Evaluate and Select Web Search Results: The Impact of the Search Engine Interface on Credibility Assessments.
Chapter 11 What Would Kant Think? Testing Truth Claims in Research Traditions, and Proposing Deeper Meanings for the Concept of "Search".
About the Authors.
Web Search Engine Research.
Library and Information Science.
Library and Information Science.
Copyright page.
Editorial Advisory Board.
Subject Index.
Chapter 1 New Perspectives on Web Search Engine Research.
Chapter 2 The Many Ways of Searching the Web Together: A Comparison of Social Search Engines.
Chapter 3 Local Web Search Examined.
Chapter 4 The Computational Analysis of Web Search Statistics in the Intelligent Framework Supporting Decision Making.
Chapter 5 Evaluating Web Retrieval Effectiveness.
Chapter 6 Diversity-Aware Search: New Possibilities and Challenges for Web Search.
Chapter 7 Personalised Search Engine Evaluation: Methodologies and Metrics.
Chapter 8 Search Engines and Rank Correlation.
Chapter 9 Beyond Search: A Technology Probe Investigation.
Chapter 10 How Search Engine Users Evaluate and Select Web Search Results: The Impact of the Search Engine Interface on Credibility Assessments.
Chapter 11 What Would Kant Think? Testing Truth Claims in Research Traditions, and Proposing Deeper Meanings for the Concept of "Search".
About the Authors.
Web Search Engine Research.
Library and Information Science.
Library and Information Science.
Copyright page.
Editorial Advisory Board.
Subject Index.