Share your professional experience of search strategy formulation
UXLabs is undertaking a UK government-funded research project investigating the use of complex search strategies in the workplace. We are interested in how people formulate search strategies to address complex information needs, particularly in (systematic) literature review. We would like to invite you to share your experience by participating in the following survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LitRev
This survey instrument builds on previous studies such as the Khresmoi study of online search behaviour of medical health professionals [1], and focuses on the process of query formulation (e.g. use of Boolean operators, truncation, fielded searches, etc.) Our goal is to better understand patterns of search behaviour both within a given sector and also across sectors (e.g. healthcare vs. legal). More details about the project can be found here: https://isquared.wordpress.com/2015/03/31/user-requirements-for-complex-search-strategies/
The results of the survey will be made available via scholarly publication. All participants will have access to the pre-publication summary of the results and completed surveys will also be entered into a prize draw for $100 in Amazon vouchers.
Thank you in advance, your participation is greatly appreciated.
[1] Manfred Geschwandtner, Marlene Kritz, and Celia Boyer. D8.1.2: Requirements of the health professional search. Technical report, Khresmoi Project, August 2011.
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Tony Russell-Rose PhD FBCS CITP
Vice-chair, BCS IRSG
Chair, IEHF HCI Group
http://uxlabs.co.uk
http://isquared.wordpress.com
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