Bibliographic database searching by graduate students in language and literature: Search strategies,system interfaces,and relevance judgments |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA;2. Department of Neurological Surgery, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA;3. Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA;4. Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA;5. Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA;6. Department of Pathology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA;1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, 1025 Walnut Street, Room 516 College, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA;2. Department of Medical Oncology, Sarcoma and Bone Tumor Center at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 1025 Walnut Street, Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19107;3. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rothman Institute at Jefferson University Hospital, 925 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA;4. Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA;1. Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University, School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind;2. Department of Pediatrics and Healthcare Policy & Research, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY;3. Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis, Sacramento, Calif;1. Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA;2. Division of Health and Biomedical Informatics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA;3. Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA;4. School of Information, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA;5. The New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY, USA;6. Informatics Institute in School of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA |
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| Abstract: | Graduate students in language and literature studies were observed as they searched CD-ROM databases. Their search strategies were typical of humanities scholars, who create large sets and review records quickly to select relevant items. Some 1,287 relevance assessments were observed, based most often on the subject/topic of the bibliographic record, with the title and index terms the most frequently used sources of information. Language, source of publication, author, and length of work (with longer materials preferred) as well as previous exposure to a citation all influenced relevance assessments. The Wilsondisc browse and multiterm search options supported query refinement and rapid review of items retrieved, but the option to conduct a search in another file led to confusion in the LAN (local area network) environment. Participants especially appreciated electronic access to the Modern language Association (MLA) International Bibliography but encountered problems with the controlled vocabulary and analytic entries for books and proceedings. |
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