[LM_NET] New Research Paper: How Children Search the Internet with Keyword Interfaces

[gary price <gary@RESOURCESHELF.COM>]

Greetings from DC!

Over on ResourceShelf (http://www.resourceshelf.com) we just linked to  
a new research paper placed online in the past day or so. I thought  
would be of interest to some of you. It was co-authored by researchers  
at the University of Maryland and Google.

Title: How Children Search the Internet with Keyword Interfaces

 From the Abstract:
"Children are among the most frequent users of the Internet, yet  
searching and browsing the web can present many challenges. Studies  
over the past two decades on how children search were conducted with  
finite and pre-determined content found in CD-ROM applications, online  
digital libraries, and web directories. However, with the current  
popularity of the open Internet and keyword-based interfaces for  
searching it, more critical analysis of the challenges children face  
today is needed. This paper presents the findings of our initial study  
to understand how children ages 7, 9, and 11 search the Internet using  
keyword interfaces in the home. Our research has revealed that  
although today?s children have been exposed to computers for most of  
their lives, spelling, typing, query formulation, and deciphering  
results are all still potential barriers to finding the information  
they need."

ResourceShelf post:
http://bit.ly/U01Hs


Direct to Abstract:
http://www.cs.umd.edu/localphp/hcil/tech-reports-search.php?number=2009-04

Direct to Paper (PDF):
http://hcil.cs.umd.edu/trs/2009-04/2009-04.pdf


Happy Reading.

cheers,
gary


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Gary D. Price, MLIS
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