Iranian Journal of Information Processing and Management

Iranian Journal of Information Processing and Management

Search Strategies in Nanotechnology Databases: Log Analysis. Journal of Information Processing and Management

Authors
Nadjla Hariri
10.35050/JIPM010.2013.010
Abstract
Major concern of users of information systems is information retrieval related their information needs, query used by the users is a manifestation of their information needs. The research purpose is to analyze databases of nanotechnology through the query analysis and follow-up users navigation. The research method is transaction log analysis. This study was performed through the analysis of the interaction between users and the database transaction files. Results show that nanothechnology databases users using three methods to retrieve information needs: search engines, referral sites and directly use. In the used directly Bounce Rate have been lower and more pages have been visited. The average length of query is 3.36. And easier search strategies are used to retrieve information.
Iranian Journal of Information Processing and Management
Volume 29, Issue 1
Winter 2014
Pages 252-233

  • Receive Date 10 December 2022
  • Revise Date 27 May 2023