A Goal-based Classification of Web Information Tasks

While researchers have been studying user activity on the Web since its inception, there remains a lack of understanding of the high level tasks in which users engage on the Web. We have recently conducted a field study in which participants were asked to annotate all web usage with a task descripti...

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Published in:Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology 2006, Vol.43 (1), p.1-22
Main Authors: Kellar, Melanie, Watters, Carolyn, Shepherd, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:While researchers have been studying user activity on the Web since its inception, there remains a lack of understanding of the high level tasks in which users engage on the Web. We have recently conducted a field study in which participants were asked to annotate all web usage with a task description and categorization. Based on our analysis of participants' recorded tasks during the field study, as well as previous research, we have developed a goal‐based classification of information tasks which describes user activities on the Web.
ISSN:0044-7870
1550-8390
1550-8390
DOI:10.1002/meet.14504301121