Document (#12396)

Author

Borgman, C.L.

Title

All users of information retrieval systems are not created equal : an exploration into individual differences

Source

Information processing and management. 25(1989) no.3, S.237-251

Year

1989

Abstract

User performance on information retrieval systems is highly variable. After briefly reviewing the characterisitcs on which IR performance varies, reports on a specific study that sought to idetify both technical aptitudes and personality characteristics that were related to academic orientation variables previously found to predict IR performance. Academic orientation was related to technical aptitudes as measured by standardised achievement tests and coursework; and that academic orientation was related to some personaliyt characteristics, as measured by standardised tests. Since individual differences in information retrieval are assumed not to be random, argues that individual characteristics should be described so they can be accomodated through design and training

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