Changing the pace of search: Supporting “background” information seeking

Matt Jones, George Buchanan, Tzu‐Chiang Cheng and Preeti Jain

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2006, vol. 57, issue 6, 838-842

Abstract: Almost all Web searches are carried out while the user is sitting at a conventional desktop computer connected to the Internet. Although online, handheld, mobile search offers new possibilities, the fast‐paced, focused style of interaction may not be appropriate for all user search needs. The authors explore an alternative, relaxed style for Web searching that asynchronously combines an offline handheld computer and an online desktop personal computer. They discuss the role and utility of such an approach, present a tool to meet these user needs, and discuss its relation to other systems.

Date: 2006
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