The Impact of SearchTrails on the Quality of Collaborative Search : A Novel Trail-based Visualization Facilitating the Search Process

Abstract: Several collaborative search systems build upon real-time collaboration during search processes. With the software SearchTrails, we present a novel way of capturing and exchanging the search process between collaborators. We achieve this by asynchronously exchanging the newly developed search trails between collaborators and thus overcome the necessity of real-time interaction for search support. In a study with 29 participants, we evaluate the value of search trails as collaboration artifacts to answer the research question whether search trails improve the quality of collaborative search results. We confirm this and show that users can build upon work of co-searchers in a very efficient way by analyzing and extending the given search trails.

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
The Impact of SearchTrails on the Quality of Collaborative Search ; volume:16 ; number:1 ; year:2017 ; pages:3-14 ; extent:12
i-com ; 16, Heft 1 (2017), 3-14 (gesamt 12)

Urheber
Franken, Sebastian
Norbisrath, Ulrich
Prinz, Wolfgang

DOI
10.1515/icom-2016-0041
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023032814461038849597
Rechteinformation
Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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14.08.2025, 10:56 MESZ

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Beteiligte

  • Franken, Sebastian
  • Norbisrath, Ulrich
  • Prinz, Wolfgang

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